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Sturgeon risks betraying carers if not at heart of recovery

NEWS 17 July 2020 by Robert Armour

Health & Social Care

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Hard hitting reality check as charity warns unpaid carers cannot be ignored

https://tfn.scot/news/sturgeon-risks-betraying-carers-if-not-at-heart-of-recovery

Support call for people struggling with prescription drugs

NEWS 16 March 2018 by Gareth Jones

Health & Social Care

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Campaigners who want a discussion on the use of drugs such as anti-depressants and benzodiazepines have taken their fight to the Scottish Parliament

https://tfn.scot/news/support-call-for-those-struggling-with-prescription-drugs

Worrying rise in children being groomed online by criminal gangs

NEWS 22 October 2021 by Robert Armour

Families & Young People

Health & Social Care

Report lays bare how children are being exploited

https://tfn.scot/news/worrying-rise-in-children-being-groomed-online-by-criminal-gangs

Hospice charity rewarded for commitment to fair wages

NEWS 17 November 2021 by Gareth Jones

Families & Young People

Management

Health & Social Care

CHAS has been accredited as a real Living Wage employer

https://tfn.scot/news/hospice-charity-rewarded-for-commitment-to-fair-wages

Foodbanks could be history

NEWS 16 December 2021 by Robert Armour

Social Justice & Poverty

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Current system places a reliance on emergency food aid

https://tfn.scot/news/food-banks-could-be-history

Concerns over 'short-term' approach to communities' net zero challenge

NEWS 18 January 2022 by Niall Christie

Environment & International

Funding & Finance

Funding constraints limit the ability of community groups to build capacity

https://tfn.scot/news/concerns-over-short-term-approach-to-communities-net-zero-challenge

Less than £4000 a year to educate a kid with learning disabilities

NEWS 12 February 2018 by Susan Smith

Health & Social Care

A group of charities says the Scottish Government must invest more in additional support for pupils who are struggling in mainstream schools

https://tfn.scot/news/just-500-a-year-to-educate-a-kid-with-learning-disabilities

Almost a fifth of Scots living in poverty

NEWS 22 March 2018 by Gareth Jones

Regeneration & Housing

Poverty groups have said that drastic action is needed to tackle child poverty and to ensure housing is more affordable

https://tfn.scot/news/almost-a-fifth-of-scots-living-in-poverty

Deaf people suffer months of face mask "misery"

NEWS 20 November 2020 by Robert Armour

Health & Social Care

Masks can prevent communication

https://tfn.scot/news/deaf-people-suffer-months-of-face-mask-misery

Festive cash boost will help struggling families

NEWS 1 December 2020 by Gareth Jones

Families & Young People

Social Justice & Poverty

#NeverMoreNeeded

Child poverty campaigners have welcomed a one-off £100 grant that will be paid before Christmas

https://tfn.scot/news/festive-cash-boost-will-help-struggling-families

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Sturgeon risks betraying carers if not at heart of recovery

Support call for people struggling with prescription drugs

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Hospice charity rewarded for commitment to fair wages

Foodbanks could be history

Concerns over 'short-term' approach to communities' net zero challenge

Less than £4000 a year to educate a kid with learning disabilities

Almost a fifth of Scots living in poverty

Deaf people suffer months of face mask "misery"

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