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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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Vegans plan saucy ambulance ads
An animal rights group wants to plaster Scotland’s ambulances with pictures of a saucy nurse
NEWS 30 September 2015 by Graham Martin
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Watch 2 year-old Cooper’s heart rending DIY SOS
Cooper has cerebral palsy and after his family was ripped off by a builder, he's been left without vital support
NEWS 30 September 2015 by Robert Armour
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Top marks for mental health charity
Health in Mind has hailed results of a survey which shows 94% per cent of people using the organisation’s services would recommend them to a friend
NEWS 29 September 2015 by Graham Martin
 
See the charity ad branded unacceptable by Facebook
Blind charity: why did Facebook ban our ad?
NEWS 29 September 2015 by Graham Martin
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Sleeping like a baby? If only say Scottish parents!
Parents who have survived new born baby sleep deprivation and lived to tell the tale will be tweeting their top tips throughout October
NEWS 28 September 2015 by Susan Smith
 
Watch these toddlers rap a life saving message for mums and dads
These toddlers have a vital message to deliver to parents, so they've said it via rap music!
NEWS 28 September 2015 by TFN
 
Charities are critical to the success of the Scotland bill
David Mundell, secretary of state for Scotland, says it will be up to the sector to scrutinise the devolution of further powers once they are in place
NEWS 25 September 2015 by Paul Cardwell
 
Scotland’s child mental health shame
There are no child and adolescent mental health services beds north of Dundee
NEWS 25 September 2015 by Paul Cardwell
 
World first for disabled people in Scotland
£5 million project will see disabled people’s ideas to create a more equal society investigated
NEWS 25 September 2015 by Paul Cardwell
 
Why palliative and end of life care is everyone’s business
​ Richard Meade of Marie Curie says the government needs to invest in tackling the stigma of talking about death and dying
OPINION 23 September 2015 Guest post
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