No Shame- Traveller Youth Mental Health Project

12/11/2025

We’ve got three new podcasts waiting for you on Spotify, Don’t miss them!

#4 -Breaking the Stigma with Meath Travellers’ Workshop
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0j0OadKRI8mNFw3Mu8zMDy?si=TPbTkoFaSrKu8_NHSpAR9A

#5 -Conflict - Teaching Young People to Handle It Better.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/7HaxjuWtAMYHhyfeCFPiyL?si=y4NasWJGS-a1u4RwLzSN0Q

#6 - Empathy Online - Building Kindness in the Digital World.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2CxBYG4otd3JHP81FCvcmU?si=SBR0WAmGTP6wKUNqdTN30Q

05/11/2025

More podcasts coming soon stay tuned 🔬
Great to have young voices on our podcast.
Have you got a youth group interested in being part of the No Shame Podcast?
If so we have many more episodes lined up for 2026
Email: noshame@involve.ie

Great to have Patrick and Mary from Head Office join us at Involve Meath Trim yesterday! 🎬 Our senior group did a fantastic job supporting the No Shame Project recording and shared their views with confidence and pride 💚

03/11/2025

Mental health issues are particularly stigmatised within both the Traveller community and Irish society. Mental health service providers often lack the cultural competence to address Traveller mental health needs effectively.
Collaboratively developed by College members, Traveller representatives, mental health professionals and other interested parties, this document aims to:
Raise awareness of Travellers as an Irish ethnic group
Raise awareness of their specific additional and often complex issues around mental health problems
To offer practical, culturally sensitive solutions to improve mental health services for Travellers.

We’re proud to have been part of the development team behind a new position paper highlighting the mental health needs of the Irish Traveller community.

This collaborative paper, developed with Traveller representatives, College members, and mental health professionals, sets out practical, culturally sensitive recommendations to improve support for Travellers’ mental health.

Read the full paper here: https://irishpsychiatry.ie/portfolio/traveller-mental-health/

23/10/2025

Youth worker Patrick McDonagh is involved in the No Shame Traveller Youth Mental Health project and he said the idea is to get people talking. The board game comes in standard size for playing on a table and in giant size for outdoors.

Recently, Changing Ireland reported on the board game Letter Lingo, created by community workers in Co. Leitrim, and now much in demand. Equally of note, th ...

02/10/2025

Today we were invited to attend & have a stand at the Jigsaw Meath Advocacy Event & Launch "Talk About It" (Stigma Reduction Campaign) Hosted by Jigsaw Meath Youth Advocates & supported by Comhairle na nÓg, Meath.
This event brought together young people, volunteer organisations, and health service providers to review and contribute a youth voice to the CYPSC 2025–2027 Strategy.

Thanks for having us

Jigsaw Meath
Involve Youth and Community Services
Involve Youth Project Meath

01/10/2025

This morning we held a coffee morning at Involve Youth and Community Services Head office with staff from Involve and Travellers' Voice magazine. This was held to support the Traveller Road to Hope & Change, a National Campaign to raise awareness around Traveller Mental Health and Su***de Prevention.
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Pavee Point
Exchange House Ireland

01/10/2025

Together, we rise above challenges and shape a brighter tomorrow.
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24/09/2025

Your story has the power to inspire and create a journey of positive change.💜💚

17/09/2025

Unite our voices, share our stories, and ignite compassion for a brighter tomorrow 💡💜💚

12/09/2025

Prioritize Mental Wellbeing, believe in growth & positive change💪💜💚

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10/09/2025

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10/09/2025

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