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This is public health decision, and we don't quibble with that. But we need to get this right.
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A guest post from Megan Weier at the Centre for Social Impact. When governments talk about ‘progress’, it’s almost always
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Simple measures like energy efficient appliances can make a huge difference to household budgets and to people’s quality of life,
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"My chronic pain is a whole disability on its own too. It deserves the same respect and weight."
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Submission to Issues Paper into the Social and Economic Benefits of Improving Mental Health
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Extreme heat can present a serious health risk, especially to elderly people and those with medical conditions. With temperatures climbing
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Under-investment by successive Victorian governments has seen many people fall by the wayside.
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There’s a well established link between poverty and poor oral health. No child should be ashamed to smile or scared
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VCOSS and NATSEM analysis reveals there is not a single pocket of Victoria that is poverty free
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The Victorian Council of Social Service is hailing plans for a Royal Commission into Mental Health as a landmark step
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All school-age children should be able to play sport however simply making PE compulsory isn’t the right response.
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VCOSS Submission to the Realtime Prescription Monitoring Regulatory Impact Statement The harm from misuse of pharmaceutical medicines is significant. More
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Revisit the moment that convinced Victorian Coroner Jacqui Hawkins of the need for a safe injecting trial in North Richmond.
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Law reform to improve the court experience for victim/survivors of family violence and sexual assault have been ongoing for more
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Community organisations are the key to helping Victorians prepare for and overcome disasters and it is time to bring them
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Navigating health and social service reform was prepared by VCOSS in conjunction with Loddon Mallee PCP and the Victorian PCPs. It has been adapted
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Many people living with mental illness will be ineligible for NDIS individual funding packages. VCOSS believes state and federal governments
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A coalition of sporting and social groups is calling on the Victorian Government to make sport more affordable for children from
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Victoria’s peak social advocacy body is sending every state MP, local council and community leader a blueprint to fight poverty
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Victoria’s peak social advocacy body is sending every state MP, local council and community leader a blueprint to fight
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VCOSS commends the Victorian Government for improving advance care planning in Medical Treatment Planning and Decisions Bill 2016. We believe
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Poker machines do immeasurably more harm than good. They create and exacerbate the social disadvantage VCOSS members are then asked
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The Victorian Government is currently developing a new Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing Strategic Plan, to ensure all Aboriginal Victorians are able to access the
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