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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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Should pudding be banned from school dinners?
POLL 6 September 2018 by TFN
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Major project to tackle mental ill health in young people
A charity is to work with academics, charities and people with experience of mental ill health to find solutions to the youth mental health epidemic
NEWS 6 September 2018 by Susan Smith
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220,000 Scots children cannot afford to eat healthily
A study by an independent think tank has shown that many families have no choice but to eat unhealthy meals
NEWS 5 September 2018 by Gareth Jones
 
Pudding should be off the menu in schools
Schools going way over calorie counts
NEWS 5 September 2018 by Robert Armour
 
Councils have closed a quarter of public toilets
South Lanarkshire Council has closed all 19 public toilets it operated in 2010 while other councils have also made dramatic reductions
NEWS 4 September 2018 by Susan Smith
 
Learning disabled urged to apply to top business school
More people with learning disabilities should be accessing further education
NEWS 4 September 2018 by Robert Armour
 
Memorial to remember thousands who die from addiction or suicide
A poignant ceremony is set to be held in Glasgow this week to call for action
NEWS 4 September 2018 by Gareth Jones
2 comments
 
Tougher sentences needed for criminals who target elderly
Action on Elder Abuse Scotland said a change in law is needed to reduce the amount of older people who are abused every year
NEWS 3 September 2018 by Gareth Jones
 
Partnership aims to stop unnecessary deaths
Diabetes UK and Kidney Research UK have teamed up as they aim to decipher why the two conditions are linked
NEWS 31 August 2018 by Gareth Jones
 
Emergency treatment saved my life
Robert Baldock, 53, has backed a charity campaign to ensure pioneering stroke treatment is used in Scotland, after having a thrombectmony saved him
OPINION 30 August 2018 Guest post
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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