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TFN is published by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation. Registration number SC003558.

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It’s time to equally value ALL PARTS of the mental health system
Louise Christie on the need to see real and ambitious change in how we design, deliver and access mental health support and services
OPINION 16 May 2022 by Louise Christie
 
Progressing the transfer from UK Personal Independence Payment to Scotland’s Adult Disability Payment
Ben Macpherson MSP updates on important changes to Scotland's social security system
OPINION 10 May 2022 by Ben Macpherson
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TFN poll: do you support a windfall tax on the big energy companies?
POLL 6 May 2022 by Graham Martin
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Candidates and parties must do more to prevent school meal debt and hidden school hunger
SallyAnn Kelly of Aberlour on what councillors can do to help make Scotland a country where no child goes hungry
OPINION 2 May 2022 by SallyAnn Kelly
 
Councillors can’t end child poverty alone - but they have a critical role to play
OPINION 2 May 2022 by John Dickie
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Autism awareness month: why research is key to supporting neurodivergent young people
Salvesen Mindroom Centre’s Founder, Sophie Dow, calls for more funding and research to improve understanding of neurodiversity in children and young people as Scotland marks Autism Awareness Month.
OPINION 27 April 2022 by Sophie Dow
 
Time for local authorities to prioritise sight loss
Sight Scotland's chief executive on the organisation's Local Authority Election Manifesto. 
OPINION 25 April 2022 by Craig Spalding
 
Local Vision: RNIB Scotland's manifesto for May's local authority elections
RNIB Scotland is calling for a new post-covid deal for blind and partially sighted people following the local authority elections.
OPINION 21 April 2022 by James Adams
 
An imperfect plan: women's and child poverty must be explicitly linked
OPINION 21 April 2022 by Ruth Boyle
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730 days later...
As it winds up, Beth Mukushi reflects on the challenges and the successes of SCVO's Third Sector Coronavirus Information Hub
OPINION 24 March 2022 by Beth Mukushi
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.

Read it here
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