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The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations is the membership organisation for Scotland's charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises. Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.

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Still time to persuade your MP on child refugees

NEWS 2 May 2016 by Rab 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

Thousands of children miss out on extra help at school due to where they live

NEWS 2 February 2016 by Paul Cardwell
Families & Young People
Scottish Government census data shows shocking disparity across local authority areas for children with additional support needs

https://tfn.scot/news/thousands-of-children-miss-out-on-extra-help-at-school-due-to-where-they-li

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

Just as this issue was being finished, TFN’s news website carried a story about a charity setting out its own programme for government for Scotland.

OPINION 1 June 2026 by Graham Martin

https://tfn.scot/opinion/just-as-this-issue-was-being-finished-tfns-news-website-carried-a-story-about-a-charity-setting-out-its-own-programme-for-government-for-scotland

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

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

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

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

Perfect storm of cuts stalls efforts to tackle homelessness

NEWS 8 March 2016 by Rab 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

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2026. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation.
Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.