We advocate for young people and represent the youth sector to uphold the rights of all young Victorians

YACVic’s Summary on Youth Mental Health from the Royal Commission’s Final Report

• Mental health and wellbeing
• Rural and regional
• Housing and homelessness
• Government and youth policy
• Youth participation
• Youth justice

Victoria’s State Budget is the First Step in Our Collective COVID-19 Recovery

• Government and youth policy
• Environment + Climate Change
• Disability
• Rural and regional
• Mental health and wellbeing
• Education, training and employment
• Housing and homelessness
• Youth sector
• Youth justice
• Gender and sexuality
• COVID-19

Youth advocates reject proposed new laws expanding PSOs into shopping centres and other public spaces

• Media releases
• Youth justice

Crucial opportunity missed to #RaiseTheAge and keep children out of prison

• Youth justice
• Mental health and wellbeing
• Government and youth policy
• Media releases
• Youth sector
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

Chief lawmakers must commit to keep children out of prison and #RaiseTheAge

• Youth justice
• Mental health and wellbeing
• Government and youth policy
• Media releases
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

A ‘leading’ youth justice system is one where children under 14 are not imprisoned

• Youth justice
• Migrant and refugee
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
• Child protection

“Children don’t belong in prison”: Youth peaks call on Governments for change

• Youth justice
• Government and youth policy
• Media releases

Ngaga-Dji Project receives the Young Voltaire Award and calls for more action

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
• Youth participation
• Youth justice