Samaritans Scotland This Challenge Poverty Week it’s vital that we recognise that suicide is an inequality issue. The latest suicide statistics show that people living in Scotland’s most deprived areas are 2.6 times more likely to die by suicide than those living in the least deprived areas. Although suicide is complex and is rarely caused … Read more

Dr Laura Robertson,Senior Research Officer,The Poverty Alliance New research from the Serving the Future project has found that there is a lack of support for low-paid workers and employers in the hospitality sector in Scotland. Serving the Future, a collaboration between the Poverty Alliance, the Fraser of Allander Institute, and the Institute for Inspiring Children’s … Read more

Carers Scotland Every day hundreds of people in Scotland will receive a call to tell them that a family member has taken ill.  After the sudden shock, over the coming days and weeks, they’ll try to come to terms with a new reality.  They’re going to need help to live at home:  to get up … Read more