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Covid-19: a journey from despair to hope

OPINION 3 April 2020 Guest post

Health & Social Care

Rory Mair is in one of the Covid-19 highest risk groups - he tells how he fought despair by seeking solace in the efforts of his community

https://tfn.scot/opinion/covid-19-a-journey-from-despair-to-hope

We shouldn’t pretend we aren’t human

OPINION 9 April 2020 Guest post

Health & Social Care

Pat Armstrong reflects on how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting her personally and stresses the importance of thinking about your wellbeing

https://tfn.scot/opinion/we-shouldnt-pretend-we-arent-human

Exclusive: charities blackmailed into dropping work scheme

NEWS 29 April 2015 by Rab Armour

Management

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Workfare campaigners is accused of blackmailing and bullying charities taking part in government work schemes

https://tfn.scot/news/exclusive-charities-blackmailed-into-dropping-workfare

In the eye of the storm: three months on from Typhoon Haiyan

FEATURE 17 February 2014 by Paul Cardwell

Environment & International

On the 7,500-mile journey from London to the Philippines Rose Caldwell, the executive director of Concern Worldwide UK finally found time to relax.

https://tfn.scot/features/in-the-eye-of-the-storm-three-months-on-from-typhoon-haiyan

YouthLink recognises youth workers

FEATURE 20 March 2014 by Rab Armour

Families & Young People

The annual YouthLink Youth Worker Awards recognised how young people's lives are being turned around by dedicated individuals and groups.

https://tfn.scot/features/investing-in-the-future

The largest poverty indicator that nobody's talking about

OPINION 11 October 2023 by Jade Stein

Social Justice & Poverty

Engender's Jade Stein explores the need to make visible how poverty and economic inequality are experienced at higher rates by women and marginalised groups across our society

https://tfn.scot/opinion/the-largest-poverty-indicator-that-no-ones-talking-about

Children in foster care learn to love Christmas once again through consistency and commitment

OPINION 22 December 2025 by Sandy Mayhew

Families & Young People

Health & Social Care

Sandy Mayhew looks at the emotional toll the festive season can take

https://tfn.scot/opinion/children-in-foster-care-learn-to-love-christmas-once-again-through-consistency-and-commitment

Dyslexia: it all comes down to one letter

OPINION 4 February 2026 by Katie Carmichael

Families & Young People

Health & Social Care

Katie Carmichael asks: what barriers does Scotland need to break down to become a dyslexia-friendly nation?

https://tfn.scot/opinion/dyslexia-it-all-comes-down-to-one-letter

Global dementia conference explores the possibility of cure

NEWS 8 June 2016 by Paul Cardwell

Health & Social Care

Speakers from all over the world debated the latest dementia advances and findings at Alzheimer Scotland's flagship event

https://tfn.scot/news/global-dementia-conference-explores-possibility-of-cures-and-better-approac

Seeing a way through the crisis for blind and partially sighted Scots

OPINION 18 May 2020 Guest post

Culture & Leisure

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James Adams on how RNIB Scotland has responded to Covid 19

https://tfn.scot/opinion/seeing-a-way-through-the-crisis-for-blind-and-partially-sited-scots

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Covid-19: a journey from despair to hope

We shouldn’t pretend we aren’t human

Exclusive: charities blackmailed into dropping work scheme

In the eye of the storm: three months on from Typhoon Haiyan

YouthLink recognises youth workers

The largest poverty indicator that nobody's talking about

Children in foster care learn to love Christmas once again through consistency and commitment

Dyslexia: it all comes down to one letter

Global dementia conference explores the possibility of cure

Seeing a way through the crisis for blind and partially sighted Scots

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