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Agricultural suicide prevention project gets underway

NEWS 17 November 2025 by Niall Christie

Social Justice & Poverty

Health & Social Care

Collaboration between RSABI and University of Glasgow starts.

https://tfn.scot/news/agricultural-suicide-prevention-project-gets-underway

Use budget to unlock millions for charities, urges People’s Postcode Lottery

NEWS 19 November 2025 by Niall Christie

Funding & Finance

Chancellor urged to lift outdated sales cap and release £132 million for good causes – at zero cost to taxpayers

https://tfn.scot/news/use-budget-to-unlock-millions-for-charities-urges-peoples-postcode-lottery

New report claims rising to housing challenge is key to tackling poverty

NEWS 20 August 2025 by Niall Christie

Families & Young People

Social Justice & Poverty

Health & Social Care

Regeneration & Housing

includem have said in their latest publication that poverty and housing are inextricably linked.

https://tfn.scot/news/new-report-claims-rising-to-housing-challenge-is-key-to-tackling-poverty

Charities uncover 'exotic pet' owners killing their animals

NEWS 14 October 2025 by Graham Martin

Environment & International

Culture & Leisure

Some even decapitated quail using kitchen scissors

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-uncover-exotic-pet-owners-killing-their-animals

Changes to child maintenance could lift thousands from poverty

NEWS 24 October 2025 by Rab Armour

Families & Young People

Management

Social Justice & Poverty

Health & Social Care

Funding & Finance

Regeneration & Housing

#CostOfLivingCrisis

#Society

#Politics

The current system may not be fit for purpose

https://tfn.scot/news/changes-to-child-maintenance-payments-could-list-many-thousands-out-of-poverty

Daily coronavirus roundup for third sector

FEATURE 1 April 2020 by Gareth Jones

Regeneration & Housing

News on how Scotland's voluntary sector is responding to the pandemic

https://tfn.scot/features/daily-coronavirus-roundup-for-third-sector

The answer to Scotland’s drug crisis lies in its communities

OPINION 5 August 2019 Guest post

Health & Social Care

1 comment

Eddie Nisbet calls for support for social enterprises who are delivering local public health services to exorcise Scotland’s drug-related demons

https://tfn.scot/opinion/the-answer-to-scotlands-drug-crisis-lies-in-its-communities

How the view changes from Aberdeen to London

OPINION 4 August 2020 Guest post

Management

Edel Harris moved south just weeks before Covid-19 struck and reflects on the difference between leading a social care body in England and Scotland

https://tfn.scot/opinion/how-the-view-changes-from-aberdeen-to-london

No vaccine, no entry to the workplace?

OPINION 17 February 2021 Guest post

Management

Mandy Laurie of Burness Paull looks at where employment law stands as the covid vaccine is rolled out

https://tfn.scot/opinion/no-vaccine-no-entry-to-the-workplace

Named Person: nanny state or safety net?

NEWS 7 April 2016 by Graham Martin

Families & Young People

2 comments

TFN looks at the arguments for and against the Named Person policy

https://tfn.scot/news/named-person-nanny-state-or-safety-net

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Agricultural suicide prevention project gets underway

Use budget to unlock millions for charities, urges People’s Postcode Lottery

New report claims rising to housing challenge is key to tackling poverty

Charities uncover 'exotic pet' owners killing their animals

Changes to child maintenance could lift thousands from poverty

Daily coronavirus roundup for third sector

The answer to Scotland’s drug crisis lies in its communities

How the view changes from Aberdeen to London

No vaccine, no entry to the workplace?

Named Person: nanny state or safety net?

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