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New Commissioner for Children and Young People appointed

Posted by Ian Hamm on 18 April 2018

Tags: Victorian Commissioner for Children and Young People, Justin Mohamed, Victorian Government, Daniel Andrews, Labor Government, Ms Jill Gallagher AO, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, discrimination, State government, Aboriginal Victorians, Victorian Government, Aboriginal specific wellbeing, Aboriginal health, health and wellbeing, ACCHO, ACCO

I’m really pleased to see that Justin Mohamed has been appointed the second Victorian Commissioner for Children and Young People, stepping into the big shoes that Andrew Jackomos has left for him.

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Victoria must learn lessons from the NT’s Royal Commission on youth detention

Posted by Jill Gallagher AO on 23 November 2017

Tags: custody, Koori kids, discrimination, holistic, therapeutic treatment, child protection, family support, family violence, restorative justice, intervention, community-based, culturally safe, inter-generational trauma, social determinants, youth incarceration rates, Royal Commission, community-led, prevention, prevention, Increased funding, early intervention, Increased funding, recommendations Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory, Victorian Government, Daniel Andrews, Labor Government, Ms Jill Gallagher AO, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, discrimination, State government, Aboriginal Victorians, Victorian Government, Aboriginal specific wellbeing, Aboriginal health, health and wellbeing, ACCHO, ACCO

You’ve probably heard by now that findings have been handed down by the Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory.

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Yarnin' with the CEO

New Commissioner for Children and Young People appointed

Victoria must learn lessons from the NT’s Royal Commission on youth detention