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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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Living with alcohol related brain damage
Regular TFN blogger Dan Mushens speaks to David Wilson about his recovery from alcohol addiction and living with peripheral neuropathy
OPINION 26 September 2018 Guest post
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Amount of smokers in Scotland continues to fall
Recent legislation to curb smoking and exposure to second hand smoke has been praised by a health charity
NEWS 26 September 2018 by Gareth Jones
 
Olympians back charity campaign
Ross Murdoch and Aimee Wilmott helped to deliver one of the NSPCC's Speak Out Stay Safe assemblies
NEWS 26 September 2018 by Gareth Jones
 
Autistic children ‘unlawfully excluded’ from school
Three charities have teamed up to produce a study on the issues autistic pupils face in Scottish schools
NEWS 25 September 2018 by Gareth Jones
 
Charity develops groundbreaking heart test
The British Heart Foundation has funded research which has developed a new test which can detect heart issues
NEWS 25 September 2018 by Gareth Jones
 
Free toiletries bring dignity to those in need
Free toiletries will be made available to those who need them most across the Lothian region
NEWS 25 September 2018 by Graham Martin
 
Old people in Scotland at risk of malnutrition
The risk of malnutrition in old age will be highlighted by charities
NEWS 25 September 2018 by Graham Martin
 
Obesity to cause more cancer cases than smoking
A new study by Cancer Research UK has shown that obesity will become the biggest preventable cause of cancer among women
NEWS 24 September 2018 by Gareth Jones
 
Street teams to combat Glasgow’s HIV crisis
On-street support given to drug users as HIV cases increase
NEWS 24 September 2018 by Robert Armour
 
Scots have positive attitudes and improved knowledge of dementia
National survey reveals that attitudes to people living with dementia are largely positive, with most people not seeing it as a stigmatising condition
NEWS 21 September 2018 by Sophie Bell
TFN Guide to Running a Charity or Social Enterprise 2024

This year’s Guide takes a look at how the sector is progressing in inclusion, diversity, equality and environmentalism - what more can be done to further these aims, featuring a wealth of expert opinion, advice and reflection.

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