What we're reading - 6th May
/This article was featured in the SCDC Weekly - 6th May 2026
What we're reading
Scottish charities unite behind Samaritans Scotland's call for change
Samaritans Scotland has been joined by organisations across the sector in calling for a fairer, more supportive Scotland ahead of the Scottish Parliament election. "Ahead of the 2026 election, we are calling on you to commit to putting prevention, fairness and wellbeing at the heart of your work in parliament. Guided by the voices of people with lived experience of poverty, mental ill health and distress."
Pushing on a piece of string? Child poverty, outcomes and prevention
This article from SHERU explores the role of prevention in tackling child poverty. It details some of the complexities around what impacts child poverty and asks: how does the tackling child poverty agenda position itself in relation to prevention? And is there scope for the potential of prevention to be more fully realised?
Insights into Scottish Government’s new Circular Economy Strategy
In March the Scottish Government published its final Circular Economy Strategy for Scotland. Circular Communities Scotland have published this explainer which sets out what this means, what’s changed after consultation, and what could happen next. CCS will be "calling for ambitious, concrete actions that would make a meaningful difference to making circular choices easier".
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