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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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Campaign halts Rannoch windfarm plans

NEWS 10 December 2014 by Susan Smith
Environment & International
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Residents and conservation groups are renewing their call for developers to abandon a project which threatens landscapes, business and wildlife

https://tfn.scot/news/campaign-halts-rannoch-windfarm-plans

Self Directed Support one year on

NEWS 30 March 2015 by Susan Smith
Health & Social Care
A year after a new law was created to give Scots more choice and control over their own lives, thousands are benefitting from Self Directed Support

https://tfn.scot/news/self-directed-support-one-year-on

Raising attainment: listening to young people and providing bespoke support are key

OPINION 20 November 2024 by Fiona McFarlane
Families & Young People
Management
Fiona McFarlane on the significant relationship between children's mental health and educational attainment

https://tfn.scot/opinion/raising-attainment-listening-to-young-people-and-providing-bespoke-support-are-key

Masks helping those at home and abroad stay safe

FEATURE 19 November 2020 by Gareth Jones
Environment & International
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
#NeverMoreNeeded
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The Paul Hodges Trust has been providing masks for those in Africa through selling the handmade items in the UK

https://tfn.scot/features/masks-helping-those-at-home-and-abroad-stay-safe

Candidates and parties must do more to prevent school meal debt and hidden school hunger

OPINION 2 May 2022 by SallyAnn Kelly
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
SallyAnn Kelly of Aberlour on what councillors can do to help make Scotland a country where no child goes hungry

https://tfn.scot/opinion/candidates-and-parties-must-do-more-to-prevent-school-meal-debt-and-hidden-school-hunger

It’s time to equally value ALL PARTS of the mental health system

OPINION 16 May 2022 by Louise Christie
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Louise Christie on the need to see real and ambitious change in how we design, deliver and access mental health support and services

https://tfn.scot/opinion/its-time-to-equally-value-all-parts-of-the-mental-health-system

Charities reveal the desperate fight for survival facing asylum seekers in Scotland

NEWS 17 March 2017 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
​Violence and exploitation are commonplace for destitute asylum seekers in Scotland committee hears

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-reveal-the-desperate-fight-for-survival-facing-asylum-seekers-in

More than half of LGBT+ people suffer hate crimes

NEWS 23 September 2016 by Graham Martin
Social Justice & Poverty
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More than half of LGBT+ people have been victims of hate crime n the past year, a charity has said

https://tfn.scot/news/more-than-half-of-lgbt-people-suffer-hate-crimes

Time to prevent Scotland’s next generation of heavy drinkers

OPINION 24 April 2018 by Gareth Jones
Health & Social Care
Alison Douglas, chief executive of Alcohol Focus Scotland, said no more lives must be lost as a result of cheap alcohol

https://tfn.scot/opinion/time-to-prevent-scotlands-next-generation-of-heavy-drinkers

Smart homes are the answer for independent living

OPINION 21 May 2018 Guest post
Health & Social Care
Fanchea Kelly explains why new smart home, Blackwood House, is being built in cities across Scotland

https://tfn.scot/opinion/smart-homes-are-the-answer-for-independent-living

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Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.