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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

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

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

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

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

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

Campaigners cool on climate change plan

NEWS 20 January 2017 by Rab Armour

Environment & International

2 comments

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

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

DEC East Africa Crisis Appeal reaches £26m in first week

NEWS 22 March 2017 by Paul Cardwell

Environment & International

The UK government has now increased its match funding to £10 million

https://tfn.scot/news/dec-east-africa-crisis-appeal-reaches-26m-in-first-week

Children’s commissioner backs call for LGBT+ education in schools

NEWS 24 October 2016 by Paul Cardwell

Families & Young People

Pressure mounts on the Scottish Government to commit to a new approach to tackling homophobic bullying

https://tfn.scot/news/childrens-commissioner-calls-for-lgbt-education-in-schools

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Mental health patients wait 18 weeks for help

Perfect storm of cuts stalls efforts to tackle homelessness

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.

Still time to persuade your MP on child refugees

Scotland is facing a kids’ mental health crisis

Don’t turn Britain into Guantanamo Bay pleads Chakrabarti

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

Campaigners cool on climate change plan

DEC East Africa Crisis Appeal reaches £26m in first week

Children’s commissioner backs call for LGBT+ education in schools

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