The following guest blog by James Taylor, Head of Policy at Stonewall has been written to complement our new collection of essays, ‘Alone in the Crowd: Loneliness and diversity’. There are many causes of loneliness. One important cause is feeling you cannot form meaningful relationships simply because you’re afraid to show who you really are. For…
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Monthly Archives: July 2014
Loneliness and older people from BME groups: challenging misconceptions and stereotypes
The following guest blog by Omar Khan, Director of the Runneymede Trust, has been written to complement our new collection of essays, ‘Alone in the Crowd: Loneliness and diversity’. If we’re to understand the causes of loneliness among older people, we have to challenge misconceptions and stereotypes. When it comes to older people from black and…
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Facing the fight alone: cancer, isolation and loneliness
The following guest blog by Ciaran Devane, Chief Executive of Macmillan Cancer Support, has been written to complement our new collection of essays, ‘Alone in the Crowd: Loneliness and diversity’. Cancer and loneliness Living with cancer brings many challenges for those affected – and one particularly difficult challenge can be coping with the social and…
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