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The debate about the future of health care tends to centre around how we can raise more money to pay for it. Yet this neglects a vital issue.

Charities are under intense scrutiny after a series of media firestorms which have undermined public trust and confidence not just in the organisations concerned but the entire sector.

Some major issues that drove Brexit could worsen after we leave the EU. This says some interesting things not just about the UK's decision - but also about the status quo we are leaving behind.

Charity shops do great work fundraising for the sector, providing affordable goods, and recycling. But, with the High Streets struggling, are they too successful? Probably not – but the context is important. 

A landmark report into the economy by an influential think tank argues that more devolution is a key element in boosting prosperity.

Prevention is better than cure. When it comes to poor mental health, prevention can often mean resilience - but how can this be improved? Scope speaks with Action Mental Health about their efforts to do just that.

Stevie McGirr of Development Trusts NI explains how community asset transfers work in advance of its conference on 19 September

The health service desperately needs more money, with or without reform.

Twenty years after the Good Friday Agreement so-called punishment beatings are on the rise.

A new report from the Big Lottery Fund makes a good effort at illustrating what prevention and early intervention actually mean, when it comes to reducing youth violence.

On August 28 Northern Ireland will have gone 589 days without a government.

As image concerns go, it's a bit different; the Red Cross is a world-famous organisation held in high esteem. However, most awareness concerns the work in the world's worst disaster zones. Their day to day is less spectacular but just as important.

A coalition of peace builders in Northern Ireland is reaching out to the community and voluntary sector to help inject new life into a faltering process.

Local legal aid costs are very high. However, reforms in England and Wales highlight real problems of trying to reduce them effectively.

There is much more to the sexual exploitation and abuse scandal in the aid sector than the shocking headlines in the media this week suggest.

Politics feels increasingly fractious, perhaps irrevocably broken. That is a blinkered view. The only thing that is certain is change, not ruin.

A glorious summer has been soured by recent apocalyptic headlines about multiple future deaths as summer temperatures rise.

More young people are calling Childline due to eating disorders. Media can affect self esteem - but while it is fair to ask for certain standards from providers, it is more important to prepare young people for life in the digital age.

Good health is about much more than a good health service. There are many more factors that affect our well being than that.

Siobhan Fitzpatrick CBE, CEO of Early Years - the organisation for young people, was awarded an honorary doctorate by QUB last week. Scope talks with her about four decades of pioneering child development.