For the first time in two years Koori Maternity Service (KMS) units from all over Victoria gathered on Wadawurrung Country for the 2022 Statewide KMS Forum. The forum was a collaboration between VACCHO and the Maternity Services Education Program (MSEP) at the Royal...
Opinion It’s been a tough couple of years. I think I can say that without any fear of contradiction, and there might still be difficult times ahead as this pandemic seems determined to hang around for a while yet. Our collective response to COVID has highlighted many...
The Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) is excited to host its first in-person Members’ Meeting in two years this week on Wadawurrung Country in Torquay. VACCHO will join its 32 Members, to share learnings and experiences of the...
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...
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