Elder Care Support is designed to deliver Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Aged Care support, connection and coordination through the Aboriginal community-controlled sector at national, regional and local levels. 

The National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) congratulates the Honourable Prime Minister Scott Morrison and the Coalition on the federal election win. “NACCHO welcomes the opportunity to work with Prime Minister Morrison and his Government to reduce the burden of disease for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples,” NACCHO Acting Chair, Ms Donnella ...

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...

We would like to contest very strongly the comments by Jacynta Nampijinpa Price that there are no longer any negative impacts from Australia being colonised.  One of the most powerful and damaging interventions which was part of colonisation, was the forced removal of children and families from their parents and country.  It has been generally accepted for many years that forced separation and forced removals had devastating consequences in terms of social and culturation dislocation, which...

NACCHO currently has 145 members that operate Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHOs) in urban, regional and remote Australia.

The Indigenous Medication Review Service (IMeRSe) study is a collaborative partnership between Griffith University, The Pharmacy Guild of Australia and NACCHO.

  NACCHO Conference 2017 Newly elected NACCHO Chair, John Singer. Photo: Geoff Bagnall   At the recent NACCHO Annual General Meeting in Canberra, The National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation’s (NACCHO) 143 members have elected John Singer as th...

The National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) has just published the National Framework for Continuous Quality Improvement in Primary Health Care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, 2018-2023.NACCHO Acting Chair Donnella Mills said, “that this booklet is designed to provide practical support for...

Welcome to the NACCHO Connection, Strength and Resilience Portal. This portal provides a set of resources aimed at supporting resilience and reducing social and emotional harms to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Written and supplied by the Australian Government Department of Health. Coronavirus has changed the way we live and connect with people for now. Change can be hard. Many people are having problems, both financially and mentally. During times like this, it is important to know where you can get help. Social and emotional wellbeing support services With big changes in our lives, it is normal to feel worried, stressed, sad, tired or angry. Talking with family, friends, or...