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Providing advice where it’s needed most

FEATURE 10 September 2014 by Rab Armour

Social Justice & Poverty

Gail Prentice volunteers for the Royston Family Project

https://tfn.scot/features/providing-advice-where-its-needed-most

Backchat: Brian McKenzie Freedom For Palestine

OPINION 4 September 2014 Guest post

Social Justice & Poverty

Injustice campaigner Brian McKenzie explains why he feels just as strongly about protesting today as he did at any other time

https://tfn.scot/opinion/backchat-brian-mckenzie-freedom-for-palestine

Befriending saves lives

OPINION 3 November 2015 Guest post

Health & Social Care

Doreen Graham explains how important local befriending services are to tackling loneliness and improving people's health

https://tfn.scot/opinion/befriending-saves-lives

Cancer Research in the hot seat over fat shaming

NEWS 5 March 2018 by Susan Smith

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A wide-ranging debate has broken out over whether the new Cancer Research UK obesity campaign is fat shaming

https://tfn.scot/news/cancer-research-in-the-hot-seat-over-fat-shaming

Cheaper and better homes – co-ops can empower Scottish tenants

NEWS 1 March 2019 by Susan Smith

Health & Social Care

Scotland has just 11 housing co-ops at a time when 150,000 people are on council house waiting lists

https://tfn.scot/news/cheaper-and-better-homes-co-ops-can-empower-scottish-tenants

Children admit to bullying others about their looks

NEWS 23 May 2018 by Susan Smith

Families & Young People

Changing Faces say youngsters with a disfigurement are struggling with a very hostile school environment

https://tfn.scot/news/children-admit-to-bullying-peers-about-appearance

Acclaim for Leith youth centre

NEWS 20 December 2018 by Susan Smith

Health & Social Care

A Leith community centre that provides a range of counselling and mental health services for young people has won praise from academics and ministers

https://tfn.scot/news/acclaim-for-leith-youth-centre

Community ownership can create vibrant urban spaces

NEWS 17 October 2019 by Gareth Jones

Regeneration & Housing

An event which will examine how community ownership can benefit urban areas will take place next week

https://tfn.scot/news/community-ownership-can-create-vibrant-urban-spaces

We must be more than just the frontline

OPINION 27 January 2015 Guest post

Health & Social Care

Calum Irving argues that Scotland will have to invest in third sector support bodies if it is to protect front-line health and care services

https://tfn.scot/opinion/its-all-about-the-frontline-isnt-it

It’s young adult carers’ time to be heard

OPINION 29 January 2015 Guest post

Families & Young People

Paul Traynor of Carers Trust Scotland on how everyone can improve the lives of the thousands of young adult carers in Scotland

https://tfn.scot/opinion/its-young-adult-carers-time-to-be-heard

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Providing advice where it’s needed most

Backchat: Brian McKenzie Freedom For Palestine

Befriending saves lives

Cancer Research in the hot seat over fat shaming

Cheaper and better homes – co-ops can empower Scottish tenants

Children admit to bullying others about their looks

Acclaim for Leith youth centre

Community ownership can create vibrant urban spaces

We must be more than just the frontline

It’s young adult carers’ time to be heard

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