This website uses cookies for anonymised analytics and for account authentication. See our privacy and cookies policies for more information.

Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations
SCVO
Funding Scotland
TFN
Join our community
 
Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations
Sign in Sign up
Supporting Scotland's vibrant voluntary sector

Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

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.

Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

Search

What can we help you with?

SCVO
Funding Scotland
TFN

Named Person is a benign and legitimate way to improve child wellbeing

OPINION 16 May 2017 Guest post
Health & Social Care
2 comments
Colin Young explains why the upcoming Named Person law is not a "state guardian" or a threat to family freedom

https://tfn.scot/opinion/named-person-is-a-benign-and-legitimate-way-to-improve-child-wellbeing

Why palliative and end of life care is everyone’s business

OPINION 23 September 2015 Guest post
Health & Social Care
​ Richard Meade of Marie Curie says the government needs to invest in tackling the stigma of talking about death and dying

https://tfn.scot/opinion/why-palliative-and-end-of-life-care-is-everyones-business

Feeling the strain – Scotland's mental health

OPINION 16 October 2020 Guest post
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Regeneration & Housing
#NeverMoreNeeded
Coronavirus
mental health
SAMH
Jo Anderson argues more than six months of Coronavirus has exposed the holes in Scotland's faltering mental health system just when it is Never More Needed

https://tfn.scot/opinion/feeling-the-strain-scotlands-mental-health

How we will create a fairer Scotland

OPINION 26 January 2018 by TFN
Management
Angela Constance on tackling inequality

https://tfn.scot/opinion/how-we-will-create-a-fairer-scotland

Put tenants first and cure our housing crisis

OPINION 29 June 2015 by TFN
Regeneration & Housing
1 comment
​Jackie Murdo believes the only way out of the current housing crisis is to involve tenants more in decisions

https://tfn.scot/opinion/put-tenants-first-and-cure-our-housing-crisis

Nowhere to call home - and this needs to change

OPINION 24 November 2022 by Alison Watson
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Regeneration & Housing
#CostOfLivingCrisis
Policy to protect tenants is welcome, but we need systemic change to bring security for children says Alison Watson

https://tfn.scot/opinion/nowhere-to-call-home

Obituary: Pippa Coutts - sharp wit and good humour

OPINION 11 January 2023 by Jennifer Wallace
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
At the end of 2022 the team at Carnegie UK said goodbye to their good friend and colleague Pippa Coutts

https://tfn.scot/opinion/pippa-coutts-sharp-wit-and-good-humour

From counting the time to making time count: 'waiting well' for NHS treatment 

OPINION 19 October 2023 by Alan McGinley
Management
Health & Social Care
Alan McGinley on the challenges and progress made to ensure people are 'waiting well' for NHS treatment

https://tfn.scot/opinion/from-counting-the-time-to-making-time-count-waiting-well-for-nhs-treatment

Damp and mouldy housing means too many people are left in the cold

OPINION 10 June 2025 by Aoife Deery
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Regeneration & Housing
1 comment
Aoife Deery on plans to introduce Awaab’s Law

https://tfn.scot/opinion/damp-and-mouldy-housing-means-too-many-people-are-left-in-the-cold

Some home truths for ministers on Scottish housing crisis

OPINION 1 September 2025 by Aoife Deery
Social Justice & Poverty
Regeneration & Housing
New publication shows worrying rise in arrears

https://tfn.scot/opinion/some-home-truths-for-ministers-on-scottish-housing-crisis

SCVO
Funding Scotland
TFN
Join our community

About

The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations is the membership organisation for Scotland's charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises.
Find out more

How to get in touch with our staff

Social

Help

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.