Training on Traveller bias effective but wanes over time

Breda O'Donoghue, director for advocacy, Cork Traveller Visibility Group, said: 'People need to wake up and smell the roses. There’s a major blockage in the system that is prohibiting Travellers using it.' Picture: Denis Minihane

The benefits of anti-bias training for health workers dealing with Travellers has a "shelf life" of six months and needs to be embedded in public and voluntary services, according to new research.

The launch of the research heard few Travellers are seeking help from health and other public services because of attitudes and beliefs of frontline staff and the impact of a lifetime of “trauma” caused by discrimination and racism.