Media releases

Victorian Government places Aboriginal mental health into safe Aboriginal hands

Posted by VACCHO Communications Team on 28 November 2019

Tags: Trevor Pearce, RCMH, Aboriginal health and wellbeing, Aboriginal mental health, Victorian Government, Interim Report, Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System, CTG, Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation, ACCHO, ACCO, VACCHO, Victorian Government, self-determination, Australian Federal Government

The Interim Report from the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System is welcomed by the Victorian Aboriginal community. Here is a report that finally reflects and recognises the challenges faced by the Aboriginal community and our tireless work to support and care for our community with at times very limited resources and infrastructure.

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Federal Budget robbing Aboriginal people with disabilities to pay for tax cuts

Posted by VACCHO Communications Team on 4 April 2019

Tags: youth suicide, Aboriginal mental health, pre-election tax cuts, First Peoples Disability Network, Lowitja Institute, National Disability Insurance Scheme, NDIS, Federal Budget 2019, Close the Gap, Trevor Pearce, VACCHO CEO, government policies, CTG, Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation, ACCHO, ACCO, VACCHO, Victorian Government, Australian Federal Government

Barriers to Aboriginal people accessing NDIS services are effectively funding tax cuts, according to Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) Acting CEO Trevor Pearce.

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Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation Inc.

Media releases

Victorian Government places Aboriginal mental health into safe Aboriginal hands

Federal Budget robbing Aboriginal people with disabilities to pay for tax cuts