Critical to mitigating COVID19 within the Traveller and Roma communities during this crisis has been the partnership approach adopted by the HSE, government departments and Traveller organisations. The level of interdepartmental work now underway had not been seen before COVID19 and has enabled some timely and effective responses. “This combined action around COVID19 is […]
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Month: May 2020
Gabi Mutean, Community Development Worker talks about Roma Resistance Day “We commemorate the uprisings at the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp of Roma prisoners. The SS came to the Gypsy Camp to send all the prisoners to the gas chamber . “The Roma prisoners armed themselves with stones and tools and barricaded themselves in the barracks so […]
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Pavee Point highlighted mental health inequalities for Travellers and the impact of COVID19 on Travellers mental health at a conference with policy makers on mental health yesterday. We outlined our concerns around an increase in racism and discrimination towards Travellers and Roma during this time. “We are worried about the further impact that this will have on […]
read more →Pavee Point and the National Traveller Women’s Forum have written to Education Minister, Joe McHugh TD to urge the Minister to ensure that cancelling the Leaving Cert will not impact negatively on Traveller and Roma students. Reports from Traveller and Roma Groups around the country is that students face considerable difficulties with emergency home schooling […]
read more →Traveller men in North Dublin are taking advantage of this week’s 5k travel limit to raise funds for HSE Heroes – https://ie.gofundme.com/f/run-for-our-hse-heroesExercise not only keeps you physically fit but helps keep you mentally fit as well say Michael Collins, Men’s Health Worker with the Traveller Health Unit as he launches the challenge on Facebook
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More than 1 in 10 women worldwide experience mental health issues during and after pregnancy. We know Traveller women are disproportionately affected by poor mental health and suicide so it’s really important to support Traveller women during this time. Pregnancy affects different women in different ways, both physically and emotionally and these are challenging times for […]
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