People from linguistically diverse communities risk missing out on care Melbourne’s primary health care system can be difficult to access for people from culturally diverse backgrounds, potentially endangering care for some of the city’s most at-risk communities, a...
The Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria commends the Victorian Government for its leadership in proposing to ban public displays of Nazi symbols and its commitment to strengthening the state’s anti-vilification protections. ECCV Chairperson Eddie Micallef has...
Call for a New Framework for a Culturally Responsive and Safe Mental Health System in Victoria The impact of the failures of the state’s mental health system on the mental health and wellbeing of Victoria’s migrant and refugee communities and recommendations for a...
ECCV Welcomes Victorian State Budget investment in multicultural communities, mental health and COVID-19 response ECCV has welcomed the Victorian Government’s $23.7 million investment in new initiatives for multicultural communities in today’s State Budget, including...
The Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria has welcomed the release of today’s report from the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System, saying its recommendations will provide a much-needed path to a more culturally-responsive, respectful and equitable...
The Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria has called for the development of a new Multicultural Strategy for Victoria and recommended more than $150 million be allocated in May’s State Budget as part of a broader extension of the Victorian Government’s approach to...
