It can be a lonely business supporting lonely people. We know many of the services and groups we talk to across the UK are working in isolation. It’s understandable, for many organisations, networking can be low down the priority list when weighed against shrinking budgets, overworked (or no) staff, and increasing numbers of people requiring…
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Monthly Archives: December 2013
Feeling lonely this Christmas?
It is easy to get cynical about the seasonal news obsession with loneliness. Loneliness (particularly in older age) has become a favoured subject in December for news organisations looking for a human-interest counterweight to articles on the weather, or dwindling shopping days before Christmas. But it is important not to forget that there is truth…
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