Traveller children ‘20 times more likely to go into care’

TRAVELLER children are 20 times more likely to end up in care, a new report on how the health service treats Travellers reveals.

The report, entitled Caring for Diversity and published by the Traveller Health Unit in the Eastern Region, underlines the need for social workers to be trained in Traveller culture and anti-racism.

In the eastern region, where a higher proportion of the Traveller population is concentrated, Traveller children are 12 times as likely to be taken into care.