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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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Lockdown has left Scots feeling hopeless
New data from the Mental Health Foundation has shown the impact Covid-19 is having on the nation's wellbeing
NEWS 9 July 2020 by Gareth Jones
 
Asylum seekers gagged from talking about conditions
They say they've been threatened by Home Office contractor
NEWS 7 July 2020 by Robert Armour
 
Food charity recruits to cope with increased demand
Pandemic has led to increased hardship as well as unemployment
NEWS 7 July 2020 by Robert Armour
 
Global poverty worsens after squandering a decade fighting it
Pandemic only worsens an already critically dire global scenario
NEWS 6 July 2020 by Robert Armour
 
People with disabilities need clear advice
Freelance journalist and disability campaigner Michael McEwan says it is vital that disabled people are getting the information they need during coronavirus
OPINION 6 July 2020 Guest post
 
Solidarity with the TIE Campaign
Jackie Brock has spoken in support of the charity, which is facing horrific online abuse, and says it is vital that inclusive education continues in schools
OPINION 6 July 2020 Guest post
 
Government faces pressure to close loophole
Charity calls for law to be changed
NEWS 3 July 2020 by Robert Armour
 
Parents will come out of the crisis poorer
Douglas Guest looks at what needs to happen now to create a better society post-Covid
OPINION 3 July 2020 Guest post
 
Scots worried about redundancy doubles
Citizens Advice Scotland has reported a huge rise in the amount of people seeking advice around redundancy
NEWS 2 July 2020 by Gareth Jones
 
The new way to rebuild back better
Iain MacRitchie says the Covid crisis presents a one-off opportunity to build a better Scotland
OPINION 2 July 2020 Guest post
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