Inter-family violence is a pervasive problem affecting Traveller individuals and their families, with far-reaching consequences for the Traveller community including mental health difficulties, imprisonment, injury and in some instances, death, according to a new report.
Research from the Traveller Counselling Service, Exchange House Ireland and the Traveller Mediation Service on the Impact of Traveller Inter-family Conflict on Individuals and Families will be discussed at a conference in Dublin today.
It found that Traveller pride and family honour was frequently referred to by participants as the reason behind retaliation or responses to 'call-out videos' and social media. While it acknowledged that a minority of Travellers engage in inter-family violence, it found that it negatively impacted on virtually all sections of the Traveller community.
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