On World Mental Health Day, the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) emphasises that the commitment in the National Agreement on Closing the Gap needs continued funding to support critical reform and close the mental health gap. The funding will help shape mental health policy and program delivery for the coming decades.
In Australia, the suicides rates in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities continue to rise and the COVID-19 pandemic highlights t...
The National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander male health and wellbeing. It upholds traditional values of respect for the lore, Elders, culture and traditions, responsibility as leaders and men, holders of lore, providers, warriors, and protectors of families.Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people can be more sus...
NACCHO is marking World Mental Health Day by emphasising the importance of the 2019 theme and focus, suicide prevention.
In Australia, the rate of suicide in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities continues to grow. NACCHO CEO Pat Turner AM said, “Our people experience very high levels of psychological stress at almost three times the rate of...
The peak Aboriginal health organisation today welcomed calls by the Minister for Indigenous Health, Ken Wyatt, to better integrate the skills and experience of Aboriginal community controlled health organisations into Primary Health Networks. National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) Chair, Matthew Cooke, said this was something Aboriginal people had been calling for since the introduction of Primary Health Networks (PHNs) and it was great to see the Minister t...
Hon Mark Butler, Minister for Health – representing the Prime Minister – opened the NACCHO members conference yesterday in Canberra.Over 500 delegates from Aboriginal Community-Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHOs) are coming together over three days in Canberra. It is the first major gathering for the sector since the pandemic.They re-elected Donnella Mills as Chairperson of NACCHO. Ms Mills, a Torres Strait Islander woman, is also the Chair of Wuchopperen Health Service...
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NACCHO is the national peak body representing 145 ACCHOs across the country.
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