Suicide of 12-year-old Traveller prompts renewed calls for emergency State response

Suicide of 12-year-old Traveller prompts renewed calls for emergency State response

As the family prepares to bury their child, Martin Collins of Pavee Point said he is aware of a further two unconfirmed suicides of children aged under 12. Stock picture: iStock/PA

The death by suicide of a 12-year-old child has prompted calls for an emergency State response to the “pandemic of suicide” in the Traveller community.

As the distraught family from Dublin prepare to bury the child on Monday, Traveller advocacy group, Pavee Point, pleaded with the Taoiseach to intervene.

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