Ballarat Community Health (BCH) are committed to providing a safe environment for children and young people, supporting them to feel empowered and heard in decisions that affect their lives and safety.

We pride ourselves on being an inclusive organisation. Our commitment to the community is to create and sustain an environment where all children are welcomed, safe and protected.

We are dedicated to supporting the cultural safety of First Nations children.

As well as the cultural safety of children from a culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds.

We are an inclusive environment for children with a disability, and children who identify as LGBTIQA.

We have embedded the legislated Victorian Child Safe Standards. These standards are met to make sure we work within all child safety laws. This means we are best able to support and protect children and young people.

All our staff are responsible for the care and protection of children and reporting information about child abuse. We ensure that our systems protect children. We take all allegations and concerns very seriously. We respond to them consistently in line with our policies and procedures.

How can you support children to be safe at BCH?

Call 000 if a child is at immediate risk and police or medical assistance is required.
You can speak to any of our BCH team if you have concerns about a child of young person while you are accessing services with us. You can also contact us on people&[email protected]u or speak to our Executive Manager, People and Culture, Ellery Hickson on (03) 5338 0554. You can also access our Feedback form here.

Statement of Commitment

Please see our Statement of Commitment to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. You can also see our Safety and wellbeing of children and young people Policy. This gives more information on how we support children and young people at BCH.