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Important new appointment for Aboriginal children and young people

Posted by VACCHO Policy on 18 April 2018

Tags: detention, out of home care, Michael Bell, Victorian Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young People, Justin Mohamed, Victorian Aboriginal Children and Young People’s Alliance, Victorian Aboriginal Children and Young People’s Alliance, Ian Ham, Self-determination, Aboriginal Victorians, Victorian Government, Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation, ACCHO, ACCO, VACCHO

The Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) and the Victorian Aboriginal Children and Young People’s Alliance (VACYP Alliance) have welcomed the appointment of Justin Mohamed as the second Victorian Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young People.

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

Posted by VACCHO Communications on 22 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, justice community-led diversion programs is an integral part of improving the health and wellbeing outcomes for at-risk Aboriginal young people, community-led diversion programs is an integral part of improving the health and wellbeing outcomes, 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, self-determination, Aboriginal Victorians, Victorian Government, Aboriginal specific wellbeing, Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation, Aboriginal health, health and wellbeing, ACCHO, ACCO, VACCHO, Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation

The Victorian peak body for Aboriginal health and wellbeing has called on the Victorian Government to take heed of the recommendations of the Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory.

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Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation Inc.

Media releases

Important new appointment for Aboriginal children and young people

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