We recently welcomed Victorian Attorney-General Sonya Kilkenny to the Royal Melbourne Hospital to highlight the success of the Prevent Alcohol and Risk Related Trauma in Youth (PARTY) Intervention Program.
Operating at the RMH since 2011, the PARTY Program is an injury-prevention program that teaches young people about the choices and consequences of risk-taking behaviour.
The intervention program, whose participants are young people aged 18 to 25 who are awaiting sentencing, focuses on trauma related to road trauma, drugs, alcohol and assault.
The participants are shown the real-life patient journey, experiencing the sights and sounds of a trauma ward, intensive care unit, and emergency department.
With the RMH’s PARTY Program coordinator, Kellie Liersch, leading the way, the Attorney-General was given a demonstration of how the program operates, touring the RMH’s Intensive Care Unit and 7SE trauma ward, meeting staff, patients, and the inspiring program ambassador, Brent, along the way.
This story aired on 7NEWS Australia on 28 February 2026.
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