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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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It’s make or break week for assisted suicide bill
A crucial vote will take place this week which will determine the future of assisted suicide legislation in Scotland
NEWS 25 May 2015 by Graham Martin
 
Mental health charity to investigate affect of stigma across country
​See Me is looking to recruit community champions to identify where discrimination exists
NEWS 25 May 2015 by Paul Cardwell
 
Mo Bros and Mo Sistas cash goes to university cancer researchers
Experts from Heriot-Watt and Glasgow University’s to share £350,000 from Prostate Cancer UK and Movember Foundation
NEWS 22 May 2015 by Paul Cardwell
 
Royal Blind School donates equipment to blind school in Malawi
32 boxes of no longer used resources have been transported from Edinburgh
NEWS 22 May 2015 by Paul Cardwell
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Scottish carers reach breaking point
Scotland's army of unpaid carers are reaching crisis point as their own health problems soar and they struggle to get by on low incomes
NEWS 22 May 2015 by Susan Smith
 
Surf’s up for 100 youngsters in Dunbar
After a successful pilot, The Wave Project has won Young Start funding to help young Scots build confidence through surfing
NEWS 22 May 2015 by Susan Smith
 
Cigarette court case would astonish anti-smoking campaigners
Anti-smoking charity condemns suggestion of legal action from Philip Morris over the right to promote "addictive and lethal" cigarettes
NEWS 22 May 2015 by Paul Cardwell
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Double take: two Adams support Waverley Care
Waverley Care has drummed up corporate support from two managers called Adam Knight in preparation for this year's Edinburgh Fringe festival
NEWS 21 May 2015 by Susan Smith
 
New public social partnership to improve health and wellbeing
The Health and Social Care Alliance signs agreement to work closely with with NHS 24
NEWS 20 May 2015 by Susan Smith
 
Incurable brain disorder cases on the rise
Charity calls for national framework to support growing number of those diagnosed with Huntington's disease
NEWS 19 May 2015 by Paul Cardwell
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