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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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Peer support – a beacon of hope in a time of crisis 
This Sunday is World Suicide Prevention Day. The ask from the World Health Organisation (WHO) is that we ‘Create Hope through Action.’
OPINION 5 September 2023 by Hannah Kane
 
Campaigners warn disabled people are dying from poverty in Scotland
Disabled people are living through the worst poverty in memory
NEWS 5 September 2023 by Robert Armour
 
Class war: calls made for private schools to lose charity status
SNP could discuss ending tax breaks and placing a levy on pupils
NEWS 1 September 2023 by Graham Martin
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Health coalition calls for rehab as a human right
Leading charities are backing the call
NEWS 1 September 2023 by Robert Armour
 
Scots aid group thanks donors for raising more than £1 million
Deacon Blue stars backed the campaign
NEWS 1 September 2023 by Robert Armour
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A fairer tomorrow starts with supporting the youth of today 
Change has always come from young people standing up, speaking out and challenging the status quo.
OPINION 1 September 2023 by Dr Mhairi Crawford
 
Back to school - for children on the outside 
Millie Mann on the challenges faced by families who are separated by imprisonment now that the schools are back
OPINION 31 August 2023 by Millie Mann
 
You can't have a right without a remedy 
Emma Hutton welcomes the new Scottish Human Rights Bill - but wonders if it goes far enough
OPINION 31 August 2023 by Emma Hutton
 
Alcohol death rates soar - but charities could be key to combatting them
Booze deaths at their highest rate in 14 years
NEWS 29 August 2023 by Graham Martin
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Scotland's "utterly shameful" homeless figures laid bare as children worst affected
Urgent action needed to address crisis say campaigners
NEWS 29 August 2023 by Robert Armour
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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