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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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Deprivation fuels risk of heart attacks and strokes
Figures have shown the stark health inequalities across Scotland's communities
NEWS 29 January 2019 by Gareth Jones
 
The doctor said I’d be lucky to see 60. I’ll prove him wrong!
Nick McGill speaks about struggling with alcohol addiction for nearly forty years and how 2019 is going to be his year
OPINION 25 January 2019 Guest post
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Dementia failings prevent free care
The complex needs associated with advanced dementia have not been fully understood or recognised, experts have said
NEWS 23 January 2019 by Gareth Jones
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Community singing to spread nationwide
An initiative that helps those with dementia join choirs is to benefit from funding of £225,000
NEWS 22 January 2019 by Gareth Jones
 
Hate crime laws do not protect disabled
MPs have said more must be done to prevent online abuse of the disabled, following a petition led by Katie Price
NEWS 22 January 2019 by Gareth Jones
 
Homeless in Glasgow dying at alarming rate
Charity shelter says drugs and alcohol are leading to one death a month
NEWS 22 January 2019 by Robert Armour
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Hundreds of kids will be warmer this winter thanks to Kiltwalk
Coats for Kids was set-up by Erskine-based Louise Chittick and David Ellison
NEWS 22 January 2019 by Graham Martin
 
Get the kettle on for Brew Monday
Samaritans is aiming to get people talking over a cuppa to mark Blue Monday
NEWS 21 January 2019 by Gareth Jones
 
Period poverty project expanded
The Scottish Government has made more funding available for free sanitary products
NEWS 21 January 2019 by Gareth Jones
 
Making plans for the future isn’t for everyone, I choose to live day to day
Brian Johnstone talks about growing up in 1970s Glasgow, homelessness and how planning ahead isn’t always the road to recovery
OPINION 18 January 2019 Guest post
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