Invasion Day. Survival Day. Day of Mourning. Every year when January 26 comes around, I feel a deep pain – a feeling shared by my family and community. January 26 should not be reserved for celebration but rather reserved for mourning. This is not a new concept – the...
VACCHO and the Centre of Excellence for Aboriginal Social and Emotional Wellbeing (the Centre) are extremely disturbed by findings in the new report Suicides of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, which highlights a 75% increase in Aboriginal and Torres...
The Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) welcomes the Victorian Government’s willingness to raise the age of criminal responsibility – however we urge the Victorian Government to be bold and courageous, to raise the age to 14....
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