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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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Child mental health targets missed by half of Scotland’s health boards

NEWS 6 December 2016 by Gavin Stuart
Health & Social Care
Half of Scotland’s health boards failed to meet waiting time targets for child mental health treatment, it has emerged

https://tfn.scot/news/child-mental-health-targets-missed-by-half-of-scotlands-health-boards

Exploitation, misery and death – how the asylum process crushes refugees

NEWS 25 May 2017 by Graham Martin
Social Justice & Poverty
Destitution is built into the asylum process – and drives exploitation, ill health, misery and death

https://tfn.scot/news/exploitation-misery-and-death-how-the-asylum-process-crushes-refugees

Families on benefits will be forced to cut back on basic essentials, charity warns

NEWS 15 February 2022 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Funding & Finance
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For families subject to the benefit cap, the loss will be even greater.

https://tfn.scot/news/families-on-benefits-will-be-forced-to-cut-back-on-basic-essentials-charity-warns

"Unjust": Charity calls for end to UK Government benefit cap

NEWS 23 June 2022 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
The Poverty Alliance has now written to the Chancellor, calling on him to scrap the cap, or at least raise it in line with living costs.

https://tfn.scot/news/unjust-charity-calls-for-end-to-uk-government-benefit-cap

Brexit and climate change threaten our environment - we need urgent green laws

NEWS 13 November 2018 by Graham Martin
Environment & International
A coalition of leading environmental charities have launched an urgent campaign to call for call for Scotland to have its own environment act

https://tfn.scot/news/brexit-and-climate-change-threaten-our-environment-we-need-urgent-green-law

Mountain hare numbers fall by a “catastrophic” 90%

NEWS 26 August 2019 by Gavin Stuart
Environment & International
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RSPB Scotland is calling for an immediate ban on culling in the wake of a new report.

https://tfn.scot/news/mountain-hare-numbers-fall-by-a-catastrophic-90

No deal Brexit could have a dire impact on the elderly

NEWS 5 September 2019 by Graham Martin
Environment & International
A charity has made dire warnings about the effects of a no deal Brexit on older people

https://tfn.scot/news/no-deal-brexit-could-have-a-dire-impact-on-the-elderly

Campaigners demand urgent salmon farm inspections

NEWS 22 July 2019 by Gavin Stuart
Environment & International
Advocacy group SumOfUs warns fish deaths and disease will spike without a crackdown on welfare abuses.

https://tfn.scot/news/campaigners-demand-urgent-salmon-farm-inspections

Liberal Democrats are creating opportunity for all

OPINION 31 March 2015 Guest post
Management
Michael Moore says the Liberal Democrats will spend less than Labour and cut less than the Conservatives to create the best future for everyone

https://tfn.scot/opinion/liberal-democrats-are-creating-opportunity-for-all

Backing Scotland’s international development sector

OPINION 20 July 2015 Guest post
Health & Social Care
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​Humza Yousaf MSP announces the opening of the International Development Small Grant Scheme 2016

https://tfn.scot/opinion/developing-scotlands-ngo-sector

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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.