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Troubled kids failed as mental health targets are not met

NEWS 7 March 2017 by Graham Martin

Health & Social Care

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Young people in urgent need of mental health services are being failed across the country

https://tfn.scot/news/troubled-kids-failed-as-mental-health-targets-are-not-met

Scotland first country to sign up to poverty and inequality goals

NEWS 23 July 2015 by Paul Cardwell

Social Justice & Poverty

Charities have praised Scotland's approach to the new United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

https://tfn.scot/news/scotland-first-country-to-sign-up-to-poverty-and-inequality-goals

What Scotland's civil society and young people can teach us about building bridges

OPINION 19 May 2025 by Irene Oldfather

Families & Young People

Environment & International

Dr Irene Oldfather on the work of the Scottish Advisory Forum on Europe (SAFE) to champion youth mobility

https://tfn.scot/opinion/what-scotlands-civil-society-and-young-people-can-teach-us-about-building-bridges

“This will be devastating for all of us”: why welfare reforms don’t need to happen

OPINION 26 May 2025 by Emma Jackson

Social Justice & Poverty

Emma Jackson on new benefits proposals

https://tfn.scot/opinion/this-will-be-devastating-for-all-of-us-why-welfare-reforms-dont-need-to-happen

Scotland should reject fundraising preference system

NEWS 26 November 2015 by Rab Armour

Funding & Finance

Guidelines for fundraisers should not be shaped by public opinion, conference hears

https://tfn.scot/news/scotland-should-reject-fundraising-preference-system

New benefit cap puts 20,000 Scottish children at risk of homelessness

NEWS 1 November 2016 by Susan Smith

Regeneration & Housing

The new benefits cap will leave a significant gap between the income and rent of more than 6,000 Scottish families, a new report has found

https://tfn.scot/news/new-benefit-cap-puts-20000-scottish-children-at-risk-of-homelessness

Amnesty International adverts banned in Edinburgh and Glasgow

NEWS 16 November 2016 by Paul Cardwell

Social Justice & Poverty

Network Rail faces criticism for pulling Amnesty International adverts at Edinburgh Waverley and Glasgow Central train stations

https://tfn.scot/news/amnesty-international-adverts-banned-in-edinburgh-and-glasgow

Charities in cut-throat competition with each other

NEWS 3 October 2016 by Susan Smith

Families & Young People

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Charities say rivalry and competition are preventing them from working together

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-in-cut-throat-competition-with-each-other

Charities welcome minimum alcohol prices ruling

NEWS 21 October 2016 by Graham Martin

Health & Social Care

Charities have welcomed a legal ruling backing the minimum pricing of alcohol

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-welcome-minimum-alcohol-prices-ruling

Government figures show 43% of sexual crime victims are under 18

NEWS 27 September 2016 by Gavin Stuart

Social Justice & Poverty

Statistics found there had been a 7% increase in reported sexual offences in the past 12 months

https://tfn.scot/news/government-figures-show-43-of-sexual-crime-victims-are-under-18

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Troubled kids failed as mental health targets are not met

Scotland first country to sign up to poverty and inequality goals

What Scotland's civil society and young people can teach us about building bridges

“This will be devastating for all of us”: why welfare reforms don’t need to happen

Scotland should reject fundraising preference system

New benefit cap puts 20,000 Scottish children at risk of homelessness

Amnesty International adverts banned in Edinburgh and Glasgow

Charities in cut-throat competition with each other

Charities welcome minimum alcohol prices ruling

Government figures show 43% of sexual crime victims are under 18

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