About Hepatitis C Victoria

Hepatitis C Victoria (HCV) caters to the needs of people with hepatitis C, their carers, partners, family and friends.

HCV works to achieve this through support, advocacy, education and consultation.

Find out more about Hepatitis C Victoria.

For immediate support and advice, call the Hepatitis C Infoline on 1800 703 003.

You and hepatitis C

Hepatitis C is a virus that causes liver inflammation and liver disease.

It is a slow-acting virus, and for most people does not result in serious disease or death.

There is no vaccine for hepatitis C yet, but there is a range of pharmaceutical treatments and health maintenance options.

People affected by hepatitis C come from a wide range of backgrounds.

Whether you are someone living with hepatitis C, a family member or friend, a health care professional, an employer or work colleague or any other interested person - you can find general information on hepatitis C in our You & Hep C section.

You will also find some links to other very comprehensive sites. However, if you have any questions that you would like to discuss don't hesitate to contact us and speak to one of our workers.

Win up to $1000

This year Hepatitis C Victoria is offering youth services and alternative education settings the opportunity to involve young people in a photo competition. All costs associated with the competition will be covered by Hepatitis C Victoria. Places are limited, and expressions of close 12th February.

For more information, look at the flyer or contact Emily Lenton.

Health Information by Young People

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Hepatitis C Victoria and Whitelion (Young Women's Support Service Program) worked in partnership to develop the Young Women's Hepatitis C Prevention and Early Intervention Project. For the project, we worked with young people to create four short films about hepatitis C. The DVD is called Hepatitis C, Any Person Any Age: A short film about hepatitis C and prevention. The original concept, script and art work featured in the DVD were developed by the peer education team (Chloe Stewart, Sarai and Linda Conlan) as part of the Young Women's Hepatitis C Prevention and Early Intervention Project.

The peer educators from Whitelion were trained to be able to talk to other young people in schools about hepatitis C and prevention. The project has been a hit in schools.

Thanks to Whitelion and Sarah Burrell-Davis from Red Hat Films.