Are you feeling lonely? Looking for information on loneliness? There are 1.2 million chronically lonely older people in the UK and 9 million lonely people. Find out why. Feeling lonely is a normal human emotion and is simply a sign of wanting contact with people. Here's some advice and information that may help. You can also join our Be More Us Campaign to find out more about our movement to help end loneliness.
Our latest report Loneliness beyond Covid-19, looks at the impact of the pandemic on the UK experience of loneliness. We also published a series of reports during lockdown looking at different aspects of loneliness including bereavement, conversations during Covid-19.
Loneliness beyond Covid-19 was our international online conference on Thursday 18 November 2021. You can still register even though the event has happened, and view our virtual exhibition of loneliness poster presentations from around the world.
Our new report, The Psychology of Loneliness, looks at how sychology can change how lonely people think and feel.
Why are more young people more lonely than ever before? Who is most at risk from experiencing loneliness? Our hosting organisation, the What Works Centre for Wellbeing commissioned a team of researchers led by Dr Emily Long from the Institute of Health and Wellbeing Social Sciences at Glasgow University to find out more about young people's experience of loneliness. Funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, Loneliness and Wellbeing in Young People builds our understanding of who and how young people are affected.
Looking for more information about what we know about loneliness? We have compiled our Facts about Loneliness briefing which brings together the evidence on loneliness. Find out more about the health implications of loneliness and the factors that may mean you are more likely to experience chronic loneliness. Read our Facts about Loneliness below.
