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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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Scotland must end culture of “mental health fatalism”
Country must get to grips with shocking mental health life expectancy statistics
NEWS 23 March 2016 by Robert Armour
 
Subsidise fruit and veg to beat diabetes
A health charity is calling for action from across Scotland to beat life-threatening conditions caused by our poor diets
NEWS 23 March 2016 by Susan Smith
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EXCLUSIVE: Outrage as Cameron and Duncan Smith exposed as patrons of disability charity
​Petition nears 15,000 signatures demanding top Tories resign honoury roles
NEWS 22 March 2016 by Robert Armour
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For disabled people support is not a luxury
Practical support for disabled people is essential - and we should all provide it says Tressa Burke, chief executive of Glasgow Disability Alliance
OPINION 22 March 2016 by Robert Armour
 
Scotland is facing a kids’ mental health crisis
Charity says more government spending is needed and a minister dedicated to prioritise the issue must be appointed as the situation has become critical
NEWS 18 March 2016 by Paul Cardwell
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Benefit cuts: time for talking is over - we need direct action
Latest round of cuts will impoverish the disabled: the time for talking is now over, argues Bill Scott
OPINION 18 March 2016 Guest post
 
Cancer pledges are good: but we must make them reality
£100m and a new strategy is good for cancer patients - but promises must be kept
OPINION 18 March 2016 Guest post
 
Poll: How should Scotland spend its share of the sugar tax?
POLL 17 March 2016 by TFN
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Samaritans given millions of pounds of bankers’ cash to help armed forces
Budget announcement reveals charity will receive £3.5m from Libor fines to create a programme to help armed services personnel
NEWS 17 March 2016 by Paul Cardwell
 
I fought back against cancer - now I want MSPs to join the battle
My fight against cancer is everyone's fight
OPINION 17 March 2016 Guest post
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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