Minister of State in the Department of Health Jim Daly has said there is a "crisis" in mental health among the Traveller population.
Kate Mitchell of the Mental Health Reform Alliance told the committee that Travellers feel their health needs are being ignored and when their concerns are raised they fall on deaf ears. "High rates of unemployment, poverty, over-representation in prisons and experiences of unsuitable accommodation among Travellers continue to be reported," she said.
Hse isn't meeting the mental health needs of anyone, adults, children, minorities...
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