Content warning: The following article contains discussion on suicide which may be distressing. The Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) and its Balit Durn Durn Centre (BDDC) have proudly launched BLKTRX – Victoria’s first...
Each year on September 10, communities and organisations come together to mark World Suicide Prevention Day. For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, suicide continues to have devastating and tragic impacts on families, Kinship, connection and Culture....
Opinion by Sheree Lowe Our children are our Elders of the future. Our future leaders. They are born with inherent rights and responsibilities to protect Country, songlines, languages, rituals and Kinship relationships. Understanding these elements of lore are not only...
The Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) celebrated the Balit Durn Durn Centre’s second birthday, praising the transformative work the Centre of Excellence in Aboriginal Social and Emotional Wellbeing (SEWB) has achieved. Minister for...
The Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) and The Balit Durn Durn Centre are deeply disappointed by the Victorian Government’s decision to abandon the establishment of a second medically supervised injecting room in Melbourne. As part...
The Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) and The Balit Durn Durn Centre welcome the Premier of Victoria Jacinta Allan’s formal apology to Victorians who endured historical abuse and neglect as children in institutional care. Premier...
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