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.
Infographic: 7 ways to reduce health inequalities for people living with frailty
This infographic sets out seven ways in which commissioners, service providers and health, care and support staff can improve diagnosis of and support for frailty amongst populations experiencing health inequalities.
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Reducing Health Inequalities for People Living with Frailty: A resource for commissioners, service providers and health, care and support staff
This resource shares practical recommendations and examples of how commissioners, service providers and health, care and support staff can successfully overcome barriers to healthcare for people at greater risk of frailty, including people experiencing deprivation, people who are homeless, people from Gypsy and Traveller communities, and more.
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The Missing Voices of Disabled Gypsies and Travellers
A film commissioned by the University of Worcester with Shaping Our Lives, looking at the experiences of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller community members living with disabilities and exploring how these voices could be heard in key policy forums.
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Report: Police renew calls for more Gypsy and Traveller sites in opposition to the criminalisation of unauthorised encampments
In this piece of research, FFT have set to find out the responses of police bodies to the Government’s 2019 consultation, the full results of which are due to be published by the Government in Autumn 2020.
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A research paper: Suicide Prevention in Gypsy and Traveller communities in England
An analysis of local suicide prevention plans in England to see whether the high suicide rate in Gypsy and Traveller communities has been identified and mitigated against on a local level.
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Gypsy, Roma and Travellers’ experiences of Higher Education
A short film about the experience of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller students in Higher Education, made by University of Sussex Higher Education Internationalisation and Mobility project at the Centre for Higher Education and Equity Research, with the Roma Education Fund.
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‘Roma Holocaust Stories’: Remembrance Site
This European Roma Rights Centre digital exhibition tells the stories of Romani individuals who survived or perished during the Holocaust in Europe through the voices of their descendants. You can add your own family story by emailing the ERRC.
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Roma and Travellers in six countries
This report from the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights presents survey findings on the experiences of Roma and Travellers from Belgium, France, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
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Friends, Families and Travellers submission to the Joint Committee on Human Rights – The Government’s response to COVID-19: human rights implications
This submission highlights how the Government response to Covid-19 has failed to ensure the protection of the rights of Gypsies, Roma and Travellers under Article 2 Right to education, Article 8 Respect for private and family life in conjunction with Article 14 Protection from discrimination of the Human Rights Act (HRA) 1998.
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Webinar: Supporting communities at the sharp edge of inequality during Covid-19
This webinar discussed some challenges faced by Inclusion Health groups during Covid-19 and ways in which health and social care services and local authorities can ensure members of these groups receive the support they need.
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Friends, Families and Traveller submission to Women and Equalities Committee Inquiry ‘Coronavirus (Covid-19) and the impact on people with protected characteristics’
This submission by FFT to the Women and Equalities Committee in April 2020 lists the key issues faced by members of Gypsy and Traveller communities in the Government response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Crystal’s Vardo: Teaching materials and information
Teaching materials and information drawn from Crystal’s Vardo about Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities. Includes discussion topics, historical timeline and children’s activities.
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Gypsy Traveller history in Scotland
A detailed and illustrated timeline of Scottish Gypsy Travellers’ history from 998AD to the present day made by artist and activist, Shamus McPhee, from the Scottish Nacken (Gypsy Traveller) community.
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It’s Kushti to Rokker – For Travellers by Travellers
A series of films made by Youth Travellers Times and young Gypsies and Travellers on reaching out when facing bad nerves or poor mental health, with resources for young people and a toolkit for practicitioners.
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A time to quit: Experiences of smoking cessation support among people with severe mental illness
We contributed to this Health and Wellbeing Alliance report which found people experiencing severe mental illness are as willing to quit smoking as other smokers but require additional support to be successful.
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