Families on the front line: How a pioneering drug service helps communities heal
Dublin’s Rialto Drug Team set a new standard with family-focused addiction support. Now, Scottish campaigners aim to adopt this model amid their own crisis.
Toxic? How do we tackle the rise of misogyny fuelled by online hate
Online misogyny is being turbo-charged by the manosphere, and the toxic algorithms target young men. So could workshops about the need for all men to be part of the solution make a difference?
Sheku Bayoh: The Inquiry – Patterns and power
In episode 9 our podcast looks at the patterns of deaths of other Black men in police custody...and hears shocking allegations of racism in the force.
Trafficked young people left to sleep on Scottish streets after ‘flawed’ age assessments deem them adults
Trafficked and vulnerable asylum-seeking children are being “unlawfully” denied support and left homeless by Scottish local authorities, according to a new report.
Suicide and self harm causing deaths of young people in care
At least 15 children and young people in the care system have died from suicide or drug overdoses since 2021, including an 11-year-old.
Revealed: A quarter of Scots MPs own multiple homes
More than one in four Scottish MPs own second homes or rake in tens of thousands of pounds…
‘No point’ in trying: families claim drug services still failing users
People dependent on drugs are still unable to get the support and treatment they need despite the Scottish Government spending tens of millions to “save and improve lives”.
Ketamine therapy for depression offered in Scottish first
Ketamine will now be offered to Scots suffering from severe depression for the first time at a private clinic in South Lanarkshire.
Almost a third of Scots constituencies have only one woman candidate standing… or none at all
Almost a third of Scottish constituencies have only one woman – or no women at all – on the ballot paper according to exclusive analysis by The Ferret.