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Mental health patients wait 18 weeks for help

NEWS 24 February 2016 by Robert Armour

Health & Social Care

People's mental health is deteriorating because they wait too long for treatment

https://tfn.scot/news/mental-health-patients-wait-18-weeks-for-help

Scotland is facing a kids’ mental health crisis

NEWS 18 March 2016 by Paul Cardwell

Health & Social Care

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Charity says more government spending is needed and a minister dedicated to prioritise the issue must be appointed as the situation has become critical

https://tfn.scot/news/child-mental-health-problems-have-become-a-crisis

Perfect storm of cuts stalls efforts to tackle homelessness

NEWS 8 March 2016 by Robert Armour

Regeneration & Housing

Despite having most progressive legislation in the world, action on homelessness remains poorly funded warns charity

https://tfn.scot/news/perfect-storm-of-cuts-stalls-efforts-to-tackle-homelessness

Still time to persuade your MP on child refugees

NEWS 2 May 2016 by Robert Armour

Environment & International

Save the Children is urging the public to put pressure on their MP to offer sanctuary to unaccompanied child refugees into the UK

https://tfn.scot/news/petition-launched-to-save-child-refugees

Charity v Conservative Party: is it war?

OPINION 31 January 2018 by Susan Smith

Management

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Susan Smith responds to another attack on the third sector's right to criticise government

https://tfn.scot/opinion/xxxx

Have your say and help improve community planning in Scotland

OPINION 2 December 2022 by Ariane Burgess

Social Justice & Poverty

Environment & International

Regeneration & Housing

Ariane Burgess MSP encourages individuals and groups to take part in consultation

https://tfn.scot/opinion/community-planning-inquiry-launched

What is next for charity fundraising?

OPINION 11 November 2015 Guest post

Management

Richard Hamer says the ball is in the court of Scotland's charities when it comes to setting up a new regulatory system north of the border

https://tfn.scot/opinion/what-is-next-for-charity-fundraising

A long way to go before British Sign Language is fully recognised

OPINION 7 September 2016 Guest post

Social Justice & Poverty

Aidan McCorry says that the response to the passing of the British Sign Language Act has been encouraging but not enough has changed

https://tfn.scot/opinion/more-needs-to-be-done-for-scotlands-bsl-users

More Scots children in poverty due to benefit cuts

NEWS 13 October 2014 by Paul Cardwell

Social Justice & Poverty

Deputy First Minister tells charity conference the number of children living in poverty will increase by 100,000 by 2020

https://tfn.scot/news/more-scots-children-in-poverty-due-to-benefit-cuts

Union makes anti-poverty plea

NEWS 4 May 2015 by Rab Armour

Social Justice & Poverty

Union and povety charity make a joint anti-poverty call

https://tfn.scot/news/union-makes-anti-poverty-plea

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Mental health patients wait 18 weeks for help

Scotland is facing a kids’ mental health crisis

Perfect storm of cuts stalls efforts to tackle homelessness

Still time to persuade your MP on child refugees

Charity v Conservative Party: is it war?

Have your say and help improve community planning in Scotland

What is next for charity fundraising?

A long way to go before British Sign Language is fully recognised

More Scots children in poverty due to benefit cuts

Union makes anti-poverty plea

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