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Published by Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

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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Brexit fears for health and social care
Impact on sector could be devastating say organisations
NEWS 17 November 2017 by Robert Armour
 
Scotland’s booze crisis: prevention and funding cuts don’t mix
Susan Smith responds to the news that more Scots died from several preventable health conditions last year
OPINION 15 November 2017 by Susan Smith
 
Victory: third sector hails minimum pricing
Drink industry attempts to halt legislation but Supreme Court rejects its argument
NEWS 15 November 2017 by Robert Armour
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Suicidal Scots are crying out for help
Figures show suicidal people reach out to health services before they die
NEWS 14 November 2017 by Robert Armour
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Revealed: the mental health toll caused by diabetes
The majority of people living with diabetes in Scotland have experienced emotional or mental health problems as a result
NEWS 14 November 2017 by Graham Martin
 
Suicide is preventable
Professor Rory O'Connor on how the Scottish Government's new suicide strategy can address why more people chose to take their own lives in 2016
OPINION 14 November 2017 Guest post
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How alcoholism is killing Scots communities
Cuts to services against the might of the drinks industry is leading to an increase in alcohol-related deaths in Scotland
FEATURE 13 November 2017 by Robert Armour
 
Care charity slammed for hounding former employee
Union criticises charity after sheriff officers sent to recoup debt
NEWS 10 November 2017 by Robert Armour
 
Poverty is not inevitable: and disability equality could hold the key to eradicating it
Tressa Burke, chief executive of Glasgow Disability Alliance, looks at how poverty can be reduced
OPINION 10 November 2017 Guest post
 
Poll: would you work in social care in Scotland?
POLL 9 November 2017 by Gareth Jones
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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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