Dundee’s Lord Provost today questioned whether society had lost its ability to care for the vulnerable following the tragic suicides of four young city men (writes Graham Huband).

The Scottish Government has unveiled plans to reduce crime by meeting the learning and skills needs of offenders.

Fire safety advisers should be regulated because their work is “a matter of life and death”, an inquiry was told.

A closure-threatened mental health ward has been evacuated after a fire at the Vale of Leven Hospital in Alexandria.

One hundred Kilmarnock College students were recently presented with certificates at an awards ceremony held within the College, to celebrate the successful completion of their Health and Social Care courses.

Drug rehabilitation services in Glasgow would need to double in size to deal with every problem addict in the city.

Lara Macpherson was named Student Social Worker of the Year Award in May, by the British Association of Social Work.

When Clair Paterson decided to go to university, it was a life-changing decision. Now she’s set to collect her BA (Hons) in Social Work today she knows it was worthwhile.

Plans have been unveiled for what has been dubbed the UK’s first social enterprise hotel. Proposed for Inverness, it would offer training for vulnerable young people to work in the hospitality industry and gain experience and qualifications.

The Scottish Government has revealed that over 5,000 NHS staff in Scotland will be trained to encourage victims to ‘open up’ about domestic abuse.