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Charities welcome named person getting the go ahead

NEWS 9 June 2016 by Graham Martin

Families & Young People

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Charities have welcomed a decision to press ahead with controversial child protection legislation

https://tfn.scot/news/charitys-praise-as-named-person-gets-go-ahead

How can we unlock the £23 billion of unclaimed support?

OPINION 25 November 2024 by Derek Mitchell

Social Justice & Poverty

Health & Social Care

Regeneration & Housing

Derek Mitchell: “Here we are in a cost-of-living crisis, yet there’s billions of pounds just sitting there, unclaimed”

https://tfn.scot/opinion/how-can-we-unlock-the-23-billion-of-unclaimed-support

Housing crisis: one in every 200 are now homeless

NEWS 8 November 2017 by Rab Armour

Regeneration & Housing

Charity used official government and FoI data to estimate 307,000 people sleeping rough or living in inadequate housing

https://tfn.scot/news/housing-crisis-one-in-every-200-are-now-homeless

Brexit impact haunts the third sector

NEWS 29 January 2018 by Gareth Jones

Health & Social Care

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Brexit fears have been expressed over Parkinson's treatments and funding for international projects

https://tfn.scot/news/brexit-uncertainty-continues-for-scottish-charities

Revealed: Scotland’s most polluted streets

NEWS 22 January 2018 by Rab Armour

Environment & International

Slight improvement on previous year but levels still dangerous

https://tfn.scot/news/revealed-scotlands-most-polluted-streets1

Renewables could meet half of Scotland’s energy needs by 2030, report finds

NEWS 10 October 2016 by Gavin Stuart

Environment & International

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Half of Scotland’s energy could come from renewable sources by 2030, according to fresh analysis

https://tfn.scot/news/renewables-could-meet-half-of-scotlands-energy-needs-by-2030-report-finds

Huge rise in children contemplating suicide

NEWS 8 September 2016 by Graham Martin

Health & Social Care

1 comment

A charity helpline has recorded a worrying spike in children thinking about suicide

https://tfn.scot/news/huge-rise-in-children-contemplating-suicide

Charities invited to apply for funding to be part of child mentoring scheme

NEWS 29 July 2016 by Paul Cardwell

Health & Social Care

£1 million is available to voluntary organisations as part of the first phase of a charity led programme that will support looked after children

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-invited-to-apply-for-funding-to-be-part-of-child-mentoring-scheme

Bid to beat the bookies and stop lottery bets

NEWS 5 May 2017 by Graham Martin

Culture & Leisure

1 comment

Moves are being made to stop bookies harming good causes by offering bets on lottery results

https://tfn.scot/news/bid-to-beat-the-bookies-and-close-lottery-betting-loop-hole

Online child sexual abuse has more than doubled

NEWS 13 February 2015 by Paul Cardwell

Families & Young People

ChildLine reports dramatic rise in counselling session given to youngsters who have experienced online sexual abuse

https://tfn.scot/news/childline-reports-online-sexual-abuse-has-more-than-doubled-in-last-year

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Brexit impact haunts the third sector

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Renewables could meet half of Scotland’s energy needs by 2030, report finds

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