Health and Wellbeing

This is public health decision, and we don't quibble with that. But we need to get this right.

A guest post from Megan Weier at the Centre for Social Impact. When governments talk about ‘progress’, it’s almost always

Simple measures like energy efficient appliances can make a huge difference to household budgets and to people’s quality of life,

Submission to the inquiry into Auditor-General’s Report No. 253.

"My chronic pain is a whole disability on its own too. It deserves the same respect and weight."

It shouldn’t just be the ‘healthy and wealthy’ who are supported through climate change.

Submission to the Senate inquiry into the adequacy of Newstart and related payments

Government and community need to prioritise reducing inequity.

Submission to Issues Paper into the Social and Economic Benefits of Improving Mental Health

So how do we ensure a big and growing Melbourne delivers a good life for every person?

Extreme heat can present a serious health risk, especially to elderly people and those with medical conditions. With temperatures climbing

Under-investment by successive Victorian governments has seen many people fall by the wayside.

There’s a well established link between poverty and poor oral health. No child should be ashamed to smile or scared

VCOSS and NATSEM analysis reveals there is not a single pocket of Victoria that is poverty free

The Victorian Council of Social Service is hailing plans for a Royal Commission into Mental Health as a landmark step

All school-age children should be able to play sport however simply making PE compulsory isn’t the right response.

Health inequities for rural Victorians are unfair and largely preventable.

The true value of a Neighbourhood House is counted in more than dollars.

VCOSS Submission to the Realtime Prescription Monitoring Regulatory Impact Statement The harm from misuse of pharmaceutical medicines is significant. More

Revisit the moment that convinced Victorian Coroner Jacqui Hawkins of the need for a safe injecting trial in North Richmond.

Law reform to improve the court experience for victim/survivors of family violence and sexual assault have been ongoing for more

Community organisations are the key to helping Victorians prepare for and overcome disasters and it is time to bring them

Navigating health and social service reform was prepared by VCOSS in conjunction with Loddon Mallee PCP and the Victorian PCPs. It has been adapted

Many people living with mental illness will be ineligible for NDIS individual funding packages. VCOSS believes state and federal governments

A coalition of sporting and social groups is calling on the Victorian Government to make sport more affordable for children from

Victoria’s peak social advocacy body is sending every state MP, local council and community leader a blueprint to fight poverty

  Victoria’s peak social advocacy body is sending every state MP, local council and community leader a blueprint to fight

VCOSS commends the Victorian Government for improving advance care planning in Medical Treatment Planning and Decisions Bill 2016. We believe

Poker machines do immeasurably more harm than good. They create and exacerbate the social disadvantage VCOSS members are then asked

The Victorian Government is currently developing a new Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing Strategic Plan, to ensure all Aboriginal Victorians are able to access the