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The voice of Scotland’s vibrant voluntary sector

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.

 
Girls as young as 11 worry about eating disorders reports Girlguiding Scotland and two thirds of those up to age 21 know someone who has one

 
A charity has joined with a social media giant to make it a safer place for those feeling suicidal

 
Sue Diamond of Sick Kids Friends Foundation says all staff spending a day thanking supporters led to an increase in donations

 
Grant Sugden has found attitudes to third sector health bodies are positive but real change will require a major effort from all sectors

 
Scotland's latest review of public health stresses the role of the third sector in helping to cure the nation's poor sickness record

 
Beatson Cancer Charity is inviting pupils to get creative

 
​Groundbreaking project will help refugee medical professionals re-skill and work in the NHS

 
The next Scottish Government should include a cabinet minister for people with long-term conditions, disabled Scots and unpaid carers

 
Nikki Byrne (29) from Fife says she wouldn't be here today without the mental health support Penumbra has given her