Advocacy

Analysis: 2023-24 Victorian State Budget

• Bite-size breakdowns of how the budget impacts young people and the youth sector.

• Government and youth policy
• Environment + Climate Change
• Disability
• Rural and regional
• Mental health and wellbeing
• NDIS
• Education, training and employment
• Housing and homelessness
• Transport
• Youth sector
• Migrant and refugee
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
• Youth justice
• Child protection
• LGBTIQA+
• Family violence
• Budget

IDAHOBIT Day 2023: An active call against discrimination against and vilification of LGBTIQA+ people

• We call on the Victorian Government to act urgently to expand anti-vilification laws to protect LGBTIQA+ communities from discrimination.

• Media releases
• Government and youth policy
• Youth sector
• LGBTIQA+

Analysis: 2023-24 Federal Budget

• This budget has brought limited relief to ease rising cost-of-living pressures. Young people will benefit from some measures announced, but there’s still a long way to go.

• Government and youth policy
• Environment + Climate Change
• Disability
• Rural and regional
• Mental health and wellbeing
• NDIS
• Education, training and employment
• Housing and homelessness
• Transport
• Youth sector
• Migrant and refugee
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
• LGBTIQA+
• Health
• Family violence
• COVID-19
• Budget

YACVic Board Statement Against Transphobia

• Media releases
• LGBTIQA+

Healthy Equal Youth (HEY) Grants to support LGBTIQA+ youth mental health

• Media releases
• Rural and regional
• Youth sector
• LGBTIQA+

Suicide Prevention and Response Strategy Submission: Improving outcomes for LGBTIQA+ young people

• Suicide Prevention and Response Strategy Submission

• LGBTIQA+
• Mental health and wellbeing
• Government and youth policy
• Rural and regional