Media releases

Wungurilwil Gapgapduir: another step towards thriving Aboriginal families

Posted by VACCHO VACYPA Policy on 26 April 2018

Tags: Aboriginal children in Aboriginal care, Victorian Government, Aboriginal families and communities, social determinants of health, connection to culture and Country, resilient and culturally confident Aboriginal children and young people, Karen Heap, Wungurilwil Gapgapduir, out of home care, Victorian Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young People, 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 Wungurilwil Gapgapduir: Aboriginal Children and Families Agreement has been embraced by the Victorian Aboriginal Children and Young People’s Alliance (VACYP Alliance) and the Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Heath Organisation (VACCHO).

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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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Hope that strategy to improve emotional wellbeing and mental health outcomes for Aboriginal Victorians will bring significant change

Posted by VACCHO Office of the CEO on 24 October 2017

Tags: Hon Martin Foley, Victorian Government, holistic healing, innovative programs, Out of Home Care, social and emotional wellbeing, psychological distress, closing the gap, Jill Gallagher, Aboriginal Social and Emotional Wellbeing Framework, Balit Murrup, 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

Balit Murrup, the Victorian Government’s new Aboriginal Social and Emotional Wellbeing Framework, has been warmly welcomed by the Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO), on its launch today.

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"Getting it done" the socially progressive Victorian Government Budget

Posted by Policy Unit on 28 April 2016

Tags: Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation, Aboriginal health, health and wellbeing, Close the Gap, CTG, Aboriginal workforce, Aboriginal kids, Victorian State Budget, Budget, Jill Gallagher, Andrews Government, Labor Government, Victorian Aboriginal Children and Young People’s Alliance, ACCHOs, new funding, family violence prevention, mental health, alcohol and drugs, suicide prevention, out of home care, co-design

VACCHO congratulates the Victorian Government on the scope of its 2016 Victorian State Budget and is keen to work with the Andrews Government in implementing its socially progressive agenda.

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Aboriginal community plan to combat the crisis in Out of Home Care in Victoria

Posted by VACCHO Policy Team on 13 March 2015

Tags: Karen Heap, Ballarat & District Aboriginal Co-operative, Productivity Commission, Koori kid, statewide crisis, Andrews government, Victorian Aboriginal Children and Young People’s Alliance, Out of Home Care in Victoria, Close the Gap, Tony Abbott, Aboriginal, community, health, wellbeing, Jill Gallagher AO, Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation, VACCHO

The Victorian Aboriginal Children and Young People’s Alliance calls upon the Andrews government to act immediately in preventing the continued and alarming growth of Aboriginal babies and children being removed and placed in out of home care.

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Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation Inc.

Media releases

Wungurilwil Gapgapduir: another step towards thriving Aboriginal families

Important new appointment for Aboriginal children and young people

Hope that strategy to improve emotional wellbeing and mental health outcomes for Aboriginal Victorians will bring significant change

"Getting it done" the socially progressive Victorian Government Budget

Aboriginal community plan to combat the crisis in Out of Home Care in Victoria