ARACY’s Thriving Kids submission calls for transformational reform to ensure every child in Australia has the chance to thrive. We have a rare opportunity to shift systems away from being reactive, programmatic and medicalising – towards preventative, systemic and enabling. Our position is clear: Adopt a public health approach, with investment in prevention and early […]
ARACY’s submission to the National Food Security Strategy highlights food security as a systems challenge requiring a whole-of-government and whole-of-community response. Drawing on insights from the Young and Wise Nutrition Roundtable, it amplifies young people’s solutions – including: affordable healthy food, stigma-free universal school meals, clearer labelling, and hands-on food skills education. The submission […]
ARACY, as part of the Wellbeing and Prevention Coalition, has contributed a submission to the Productivity Commission’s interim report Delivering Quality Care More Efficiently. The submission highlights the need for greater investment in prevention—particularly mental health—through a dedicated National Prevention Investment Fund, sustained collaborative commissioning, and systemic reforms to address the social and commercial drivers […]
