Category: Health
🎥WATCH: for 30 years, partnership between the Health Service Executive, services, Travellers organisations, and Primary Health Care for Travellers projects has been vital in addressing Traveller health inequalities. More is needed to sustain projects going forward, including robust implementation and resourcing of the National Traveller Health Action Plan (NTHAP, 2022), better terms and conditions for […]
read more →A national conference to mark 30 years of Primary Health Care for Traveller Projects (PHCTPs) took place on Wednesday 11th December, 2024, at Croke Park, Dublin. Traveller health has always been a major issue of concern for Pavee Point. Shocking statistics have highlighted the huge inequalities in health between Travellers and the general population. However, […]
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Today, Thursday 24th October, Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre addressed the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Drug Use to discuss the need for a social determinants of health-led approach to drug use. Speaking to the Committee, John Paul Collins, Drugs Alcohol and Addiction Programme (DAAP) worker, Pavee Point, stressed the gravity of the situation on […]
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On Tuesday, 8th October, Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre, along with hundreds of Travellers and Traveller organisations, attended a pilgrimage to Knock to remember Traveller women, men and children who have died by suicide. This pilgrimage formed part of the ‘Traveller Road to Hope and Change’ (Pavees Tomar Tobar a Nuck) campaign, organised by […]
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On Monday, September 16th, 2024, Pavee Point held its second annual ‘Pavees Celebration of Recovery’ to mark Recovery Month. The event aimed to show that recovery from addiction is possible for Travellers and their families, celebrating those who have made the brave and difficult journey toward recovery. Addiction, alongside poor mental health and suicide, is […]
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On Tuesday, 10th September, 2024, the Eastern Region Traveller Health Unit (ER THU) held the launch of their ER Traveller Health Action Plan (ER THAP). Regional Traveller health action plans have been developed across the country to support the implementation of the wider National Traveller Health Action Plan (NTHAP) which was launched in 2022. “The […]
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New reports and research shows the impact of COVID-19 on Travellers Travellers and COVID-19 COVID-19 exacerbated existing health inequalities and has further exposed the issues Travellers continue to experience due to neglect by the State. Recently published reports and our own research, substantiate this. “There is no point giving people coping skills when in fact […]
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Bridgie Collins has been a Traveller Community Health Worker at Pavee Point for over thirty years. The Primary Healthcare for Travellers Project (PHCTP) at Pavee Point comprises 16 Traveller women who work with over 300 families in the North Dublin region, amounting to over 1200 individual Travellers. The project was the first PHCTP in the […]
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Today, Thursday, 30th May, Aisling Heffernan, Chairperson of the National Traveller Health Implementation Group (NTHIG) and HSE Community Healthcare East Chief Officer, visited Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre. NTHIG oversees the implementation of the National Traveller Health Action Plan 2022-2027 (NTHAP). Ms Heffernan was given a comprehensive briefing on Traveller health and overview […]
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Pregnancy and birth can be an exciting time, but also a time of great change. It is normal to feel worried or stressed about different things that are happening, especially at the moment during COVID-19. If you are a new mother remember that there are lots of supports available to help you mind your mental health during and after pregnancy. […]
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Home support services must be considered a fundamental right for older Traveller and older homeless people a new study by NUI Galway’s Irish Centre for Social Gerontology’s (ICSG) concludes. The study aimed to centralise the lived experiences of these older populations in the development of flexible and equitable care for positive health and ageing. Highlighting […]
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We know lots of Traveller women are very worried about themselves and their babies during this time. This leaflet has some information and key steps you can take to keep yourself and your baby safe. All info here.
read more →Over 200 people tuned in for Pavee Point’s webinar on the impacts of racism on mental health delivered by Australian Professor at Deakin Univesity, Yin Paradies for World Mental Health Day on 8th October 2020. Professor Paradies talked about the experience of Aboriginal Australians which echoes the experience of Irish Travellers. He said studies showed […]
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As we go through this Covid19/Coronavirus crisis, thank you for your show of solidarity with Travellers and Roma on Wednesday 8th of April – International Traveller & Roma Day. This crisis presents extra challenges for many Travellers and Roma who live in already vulnerable situations in cities and in rural settings around the country. Overcrowding […]
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We know from the All Ireland Traveller Health Study that there are significantly lower outcomes in Traveller men’s health. Traveller men live 15 years less than men from the general population. Mental health is a major issue with a suicide rate among Traveller men that is 7 times the national average. The Traveller Health Unit […]
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In the face of a growing drug problem within the Traveller community Pavee Point Traveller & Roma Centre is calling for measures to improve Traveller engagement and outcomes from addiction services. (Photo: Catherine Byrne, TD Minister for National Drugs Strategy with John Paul Collins, Corrine Doyle and Martin Collins of Pavee Point) Catherine Byrne, TD, […]
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Mr. Jim Walsh, Dept of Health told the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Issues Affecting Traveller that Traveller Primary Healthcare Projects are a good model and should become part of health service delivery. “A lot of credit goes to Traveller Health Workers”, he said and the Dept would be happy to support the National Traveller Health […]
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Travellers hold the key to finding solutions when it comes to their own mental health – a new Traveller art exhibition on Traveller mental health shows. ‘Unpacking Traveller Mental Health’ is an exhibition developed by Traveller Primary Health Care projects in the Eastern Region Traveller Health Unit to highlight the stresses and strains that make up […]
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