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cohealth has welcomed the recommendation from a Parliamentary Inquiry into Homelessness in Victoria to boost affordable, long-term housing, with the community health service reiterating that housing must be integrated with efforts to address the long-term impacts of homelessness on people’s physical, mental and social health.
Read moreNot for profit community health organisation cohealth says that the delivery of the final Report from the Mental Health Royal Commission is an emotional day for those who have been failed by the system, as well as the people who support them.
Read morecohealth is deeply disappointed at the Federal Government's refusal to increase Jobseeker (formerly Newstart) payments by the $25 per day needed to lift people out of poverty, an increase that we, and thousands of other people and organisations, have been calling for.
Read moreOn the eve of International Family Drug Support Day (24 February) with the theme 'Family Connection not Tough Love', an alliance of community organisations is speaking out against drug dependence stigma and pointing out the futility of ‘tough love’ approaches to drug use.
Read moreAn established team of COVID rapid responders have played an essential role during recent hotel quarantine worker cases, working swiftly to identify high-risk accommodation in the vicinity of exposure sites, and mobilising services to protect the health of vulnerable residents.
Read moreA new cohealth program operating in Melbourne’s west is supporting the Ethiopian community by creating jobs, stimulating Ethiopian-owned businesses and delivering food to nearly 400 people in the Ethiopian community who have been impacted by the pandemic.
Read moreNot-for-profit community health service, cohealth, says that there is a real opportunity to apply the lessons learned during the pandemic response to the rollout of vaccine in vulnerable and hard-to-reach communities.
Read moreVictorian community health service, cohealth, contributed to the Victorian Ombudsman’s report on the detention and treatment of public housing residents during the hard lockdown, delivering an account of events through a written submission and providing information when subpoenaed.
Read moreA new program aims to improve the health and wellbeing of LGBTQIA+ people living in the North Western Metro Melbourne region by guiding them to culturally safe health and wellbeing services and providing low intensity mental health and wellbeing support.
Read moreThe State Government’s decision to decriminalise public drunkenness has been applauded by one of Victoria’s leading community health services which says the move will protect the health of many of its vulnerable clients, and prevent unnecessary contact with the justice system. “Incarcerating someone for being intoxicated is dangerous, said Nicole Bartholomeusz, Chief Executive, cohealth.
Read moreThe Victorian Multicultural Directory for Newsrooms, officially launches today, providing a resource to newsrooms grappling with contact books that often don’t reflect Australia’s population. Given our increasingly culturally and linguistically diverse society, the online talent directory will assist journalists in connecting with individuals for stories they are covering across a range of issues and topics.
Read moreVictorian community health service, cohealth, has praised today’s State Budget for its focus on addressing the drivers of disadvantage by increasing supply of social housing, improving access to early childhood education and boosting jobs and training efforts. “This is a budget with heart,” said Nicole Bartholomeusz, Chief Executive, cohealth.
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