Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

Extra £5m must be used to support struggling tenants

NEWS 22 May 2020 by Rab Armour

Regeneration & Housing

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Local authorities must use cash to help those in most need

https://tfn.scot/news/extra-5m-must-be-used-to-support-struggling-tenants

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

Scottish Government risking lives by keeping pain figures secret

NEWS 24 November 2015 by Rab Armour

Health & Social Care

Scottish Government slammed over persistent failure to release chronic pain statistics

https://tfn.scot/news/scottish-government-risking-lives-by-keeping-pain-figures-secret

Government receives final demand on fuel poverty

NEWS 30 November 2015 by Rab Armour

Environment & International

Charity details what needs to be done to combat fuel poverty in Scotland

https://tfn.scot/news/government-receives-final-demand-on-fuel-poverty

Don’t turn Britain into Guantanamo Bay pleads Chakrabarti

NEWS 18 February 2016 by Paul Cardwell

Social Justice & Poverty

Shami Chakrabarti says the UK government is the key threat to human rights protection

https://tfn.scot/news/shami-chakrabarti-director-of-liberty

Mental health patients wait 18 weeks for help

NEWS 24 February 2016 by Rab 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

Campaigners cool on climate change plan

NEWS 20 January 2017 by Rab Armour

Environment & International

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Draft climate plan welcomed but campaigners fear the vision won't be delivered

https://tfn.scot/news/campaigners-cool-on-climate-change-plan

Fury over VisitScotland’s links to mountain hare slaughter

NEWS 31 July 2017 by Gavin Stuart

Environment & International

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An organisation which promotes mountain hare shooting holidays has received more than £30,000 from Scotland’s national tourism agency

https://tfn.scot/news/report-reveals-visitscotlands-links-to-mountain-hare-shooting

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

Third sector needs to speak with one voice on Brexit

OPINION 29 August 2017 Guest post

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John Downie, director of public affairs for the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, wants the sector to pull together

https://tfn.scot/opinion/third-sector-needs-to-speak-with-one-voice-on-brexit

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Extra £5m must be used to support struggling tenants

Scotland is facing a kids’ mental health crisis

Scottish Government risking lives by keeping pain figures secret

Government receives final demand on fuel poverty

Don’t turn Britain into Guantanamo Bay pleads Chakrabarti

Mental health patients wait 18 weeks for help

Campaigners cool on climate change plan

Fury over VisitScotland’s links to mountain hare slaughter

More Scots children in poverty due to benefit cuts

Third sector needs to speak with one voice on Brexit

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