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Published by Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

TFN is published by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh, EH3 6BB. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation. Registration number SC003558.

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Foster care tearing brothers and sisters apart
Too many siblings split up in the foster care system
NEWS 9 September 2014 by Robert Armour
 
NSPCC Scotland and University of Stirling launch unique child welfare and protection qualification
Lucy Morton is manager of the NSPCC’s service centre in Glasgow
OPINION 9 September 2014 Guest post
 
NHS specialist child services at “crisis point”
Government targets won't be met
NEWS 28 August 2014 by Robert Armour
 
Young people do care about how the referendum will effect their future
Terri Smith MSYP, vice chair of the Scottish Youth Parliament, says the referendum is hugely significant for young people
OPINION 28 August 2014 Guest post
 
Knitting for Freedom
Liz Dempsey and a band of 22 others tirelessly knit items for children in Scotland's hospitals
FEATURE 27 August 2014 by Robert Armour
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Referendum will prove 16 and 17 year-olds deserve the vote
​LGBT Youth Scotland development manager Cara Spence spoke to TFN about how young people are engaging with the referendum
NEWS 26 August 2014 by Paul Cardwell
 
Youth work is key to our future
Jim Sweeney warns that missing out on the opportunity to change society after 18 September will hamper our children's future
OPINION 26 August 2014 by YouthLink Scotland
 
Children’s services struggling to cope
Charities are having to prioritise families in crisis to the detriment of other services
NEWS 25 August 2014 by Robert Armour
 
New term rings in new campus for Royal Blind School
All classes now held in revamped Morningside campus
NEWS 20 August 2014 by Paul Cardwell
 
Checks mean there’s no place to hide for domestic violence offenders
Domestic violence pilot scheme could save lives
NEWS 19 August 2014 by Third Force News Guest
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