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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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Gordon Aikman’s family vow to raise £1m for MND
The family of MND fundraiser and campaigner Gordon Aikman announced his campaign passed the £600,000 total on what would have been his 32nd birthday
NEWS 3 April 2017 by Paul Cardwell
 
Petition launched after autistic man banished to island
Devoted mother wants her son home after being sent to a care centre on an island miles away from his home
NEWS 3 April 2017 by Robert Armour
 
Donations keep life saving charity chopper aloft for longer
Emergency cover in Scotland is set to be enhanced as the country’s only charity-funded helicopter air ambulance extends its operational hours
NEWS 31 March 2017 by Graham Martin
 
New mental health strategy not good enough say charities
Children’s and mental health charities have unanimously rounded on the Scottish Government’s new 10-year mental health strategy
NEWS 31 March 2017 by Paul Cardwell
 
It’s agonising hearing my mum cry but it’s 3am and I have two essays to finish
Keith Burns on the often distressing and impossible difficulty of juggling being a student and a carer
OPINION 28 March 2017 Guest post
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Frantic fans shell out at Trainspotting charity auction
The 316 lot charity auction held in Glasgow exceeded all expectations
NEWS 28 March 2017 by Paul Cardwell
 
Learning is key to fulfilling later life, conference hears
The benefits of lifelong learning will be the focus of Age Scotland’s annual national conference
NEWS 28 March 2017 by Graham Martin
 
17,000 children denied specialist help for mental health problems
The Scottish Government has promised to investigate why so many children have been denied help from Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)
NEWS 27 March 2017 by Paul Cardwell
 
Revealed: the emotional and financial suffering of student carers
Student carers are four more times likely to drop out of higher education than other students
NEWS 24 March 2017 by Paul Cardwell
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Help for Heroes cash for horse riding charity
​Latest funding award for HorseBack UK in Aberdeenshire takes total awarded to over £1 million
NEWS 23 March 2017 by Paul Cardwell
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