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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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Lived experience is shaping Scotland’s upcoming self-harm strategy

OPINION 26 January 2023 by Tina Koenig
Health & Social Care
A Self-Harm Strategy Design group was set up to ensure that people with lived experience would be involved in shaping the strategy

https://tfn.scot/opinion/lived-experience-is-shaping-scotlands-upcoming-self-harm-strategy

Growing a greener, fairer Scotland: community energy and social enterprise

OPINION 26 November 2024 by Andy Paterson
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
Andy Paterson: initiatives led by local businesses and social enterprises could be the future of energy across Scotland

https://tfn.scot/opinion/growing-a-greener-fairer-scotland-community-energy-social-enterprise

Scotland’s poor getting poorer as foodbank use soars

NEWS 24 April 2018 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
Figures show changes to the way benefits are paid are leading to destitution for many Scots

https://tfn.scot/news/scotlands-poor-getting-poorer-as-foodbank-use-soars

Ebola: the economic effect

OPINION 8 December 2014 by Susan Smith
Health & Social Care
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Lisa Seymour-Doughty on the devastating impact of ebola

https://tfn.scot/opinion/the-ebola-effect

Children and young people defend our human rights

OPINION 2 April 2019 Guest post
Management
Kara Brown looks at eight ways adults can support young people to stand up for what they believe

https://tfn.scot/opinion/children-and-young-people-defend-our-human-rights

NHS can’t fix the health gap between rich and poor

NEWS 7 January 2015 by Susan Smith
Health & Social Care
Call for more investment in voluntary and community health initiatives to counter Scotland's health inequality

https://tfn.scot/news/nhs-cant-fix-the-health-gap-between-rich-and-poor

Government must assist third sector post-Brexit

OPINION 5 August 2016 Guest post
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Maggie Lennon argues that civil society might not be best suited for navigating Brexit without some genuine assurances from the government

https://tfn.scot/opinion/government-must-assist-third-sector-post-brexit

Scottish football has done nothing to eradicate sectarianism

NEWS 1 April 2016 by Paul Cardwell
Families & Young People
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Government should step in to make authorities punish clubs whose fans misbehave and while it's at it build more shared school campuses says campaign group

https://tfn.scot/news/scottish-football-has-done-nothing-to-eradicate-sectarianism

Tory human rights threat is an attack on us all

NEWS 12 May 2015 by Graham Martin
Social Justice & Poverty
Tory plans to scrap human rights legislation are dangerous and must be resisted, civil society groups have said

https://tfn.scot/news/tory-human-rights-threat-is-an-attack-on-us-all

Mental health problems are just a phase, teens told

NEWS 18 July 2016 by Paul Cardwell
Health & Social Care
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Scottish Youth Parliament reveals young people with potentially serious mental health issues are often fobbed off by professionals

https://tfn.scot/news/the-state-of-young-peoples-mental-health-is-at-crisis-level

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2025. 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.