Policy & Publications
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Friends, Families and Travellers Newsletter: May 2019
May Newsletter: Mental Health of Young People, Timpson Review, Gypsy Roma Traveller History Month and much more…
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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.
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Sunbed 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.
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Report 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.
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Tackling 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.
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Friends, 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…
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Friends, 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…
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Friends, Families and Travellers Newsletter: April 2019
April News: Tackling anti-Gypsyism, Gypsy and Traveller Health in British Medical Journal, Easter Celebrations and much more…
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State of Children’s Rights 2018: Executive Summary
This report from CRAE assesses how well government action respected children’s rights in 2018.
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BMJ 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
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Gypsy, 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.
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Friends, Families and Travellers Newsletter: June 2018
June News: Gypsy Roma Traveller History Month, European Commission Report, Young People visit Parliament and much more
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Friends, Families and Travellers Newsletter: May 2018
May News: Meeting with UN Special Rapporteur, Celebrate GRTHM, Updates from Parliament and more…
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Friends, Families and Travellers Newsletter: April 2018
April News: FFT call for Dominic Raab to address site shortage, EHRC launch advice helpline, Universal Credit and much, much more…
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Friends, 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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