Policy & Publications
This section will help you to search for policy, publications and information on issues affecting Gypsies and Travellers. Use the filter on the left hand side to refine your search.
Barriers to belonging: An exploration of loneliness among people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds
This Runnymede Trust survey on loneliness found that Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities are greater vulnerability to loneliness than some other ethnic groups because of their experiences of racial discrimination.
View the reportSunbed use and skin care in Gypsy and Traveller communities
Through the use of questionnaires, face-to-face engagement, focus groups and online polls FFT’s Samson Rattigan sought to find out levels of sunbed usage in Gypsy and Traveller communities, awareness of the risks of sunbed use and the most effective ways of raising awareness of the dangers of sunbeds.
View the reportReport of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance
The United Nations Special Rapporteur report highlights racial disparities in education, employment, housing, health and criminal justice, with recommendations to address these inequalities.
Access the resourceTackling inequalities faced by Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities
A House of Commons report from the Women and Equalities Committee assessing the experience of inequality among Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities.
Access the resourceGypsy, Roma and Travellers’ experiences of Higher Education
A short film about young Gypsies and Travellers going into Higher Education.
Access the resourceGypsy, Roma and Traveller men and mental health
FFT submission to the Women and Equalities Committee around the challenges experienced by Gypsy, Roma and Traveller men around mental health.
Access the resourceBMJ talk medicine podcast: Gypsy and Traveller health
Michelle Gavin and Samson Rattigan talk to BMJ about the health needs experienced bymembers of the Gypsy and Traveller communities
Access the resourceState of Children’s Rights 2018: Executive Summary
This report from CRAE assesses how well government action respected children’s rights in 2018.
Access the resourceKate Green for Politics Home: ‘We must take care to protect Traveller communities from abuse’.
Kate Green writes about the importance of using inclusive language and promoting respect when talking about Gypsy and Traveller communities in parliament.
Access the resourceA good practice guide for improving outcomes for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Children in education
A good practice guide for parents, schools and government to increase educational attainment and build positive releationships for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller pupils.
Access the resourceWhole prison, whole person: How a holistic approach can support good mental health in prison
Friends, Families and Travellers contributed to this Clinks report on a ‘whole prison’ approach to improving mental health for people in contact with the criminal justice system.
Access the resourceFriends, Families and Travellers Newsletter: April 2019
April News: Tackling anti-Gypsyism, Gypsy and Traveller Health in British Medical Journal, Easter Celebrations and much more…
Access the resourceFriends, Families and Travellers Newsletter: January 2018
January News: National Shortage of Sites for Gypsies and Travellers, Commemorating Holocaust Memorial Day, New ERRC Report and much more…
Access the resourceFriends, Families and Travellers Newsletter: February 2018
February News: If I were Prime Minister for a Day, Health Inclusion Project, Billy Welch talks racism, Holocaust Memorial Day and much, much more…
Access the resourceFriends, Families and Travellers Newsletter: March 2018
March News: Funding for Traveller sites, Map of Services for Gypsies and Travellers, Romany Gypsy man awarded MBE and more…
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