Brighter Beginnings
A HSE initiative improving health outcomes for Traveller children aged 0 to 5, and strengthening the link between Traveller families and health services.
Four aims.
The work is built around what families say they need, not what a service assumes they need.
Healthier starts
Better health outcomes for Traveller children aged 0 to 5.
Trust and relationships
Building positive, lasting relationships with families.
Access to services
Improving access to child health services and supports.
Community response
Working alongside families and communities to identify and respond to what is needed.
Traveller Child Health Needs Assessment.
A major piece of work listening to Traveller families about their children’s health, currently in progress.
Listen
To Traveller families’ own experiences and priorities.
Identify
The barriers to accessing health and early years services.
Understand
What children and families actually need.
Inform
Future planning and how services get designed.
Find out more.
If you have a child under five and want to know what is available, or you would like to take part in the needs assessment, get in touch.
Churchview
Tuam, Co. Galway
H54 EY24
Phone (093) 58505
Email admin@brubhride.ie
Open Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 6:00pm.