Tackling loneliness for a new era of connection is one of the world’s leading online conferences dedicated to tackling loneliness, bringing together leading researchers and practitioners to share the very best learning and understanding of different aspects of loneliness. At a time of great change, with the issue of loneliness and its impact on the…
Read more »
At Sky, we pride ourselves in being a force for good in the communities where we live and work. Every day, we play our part to tackle loneliness and social isolation through our dedicated Sky Cares programmes. One key aim of this community work is to address the growing issue of digital inequity. Why digital? We…
Read more »
How can we measure loneliness using technology? Jessica Rees, Research Associate from the Institute of Gerontology at King’s College London, explains more about the use of technology to detect or predict loneliness in older adults. “I am—yet what I am none cares or knows” extract of poem by John Clare. Loneliness, a subjective feeling, which…
Read more »
Our friends at Befriending Networks are celebrating 10 years of befriending and creating connections this year, so Communications Officer, Dominic Lo explains how you can support their work during this year’s National Befriending Week from 1-7 November. In 2012 The Campaign to End Loneliness supported the launch and first national Befriending Week! Here at Befriending…
Read more »
Future directions on loneliness measurement We recently held a series of events as part of our Research and Policy Forum to explore the evaluation and measurement of loneliness. You can read more about our work on loneliness measurement and access watch these events via our Evaluation and Measurement page. In anticipation of these events, Professor…
Read more »
Reflecting on World Suicide Prevention Day which took place over the weekend, Heather McClelland from the School of Health and Wellbeing at Glasgow University explains more about the link between suicide and loneliness and why tackling loneliness is so important. Approximately 703, 000 people die by suicide every year (WHO, 2021), with around 17%…
Read more »
Join Us is a non-profit organization in the Netherlands that has measurably reduced loneliness among younger people aged 12 to 25. Since 2016, this program has helped thousands of young people from more than 63 municipalities across the country. Kyra Haerkens, Quality Coach at Join Us explains more. “A while before I turned eighteen,…
Read more »
Our new Head of Evidence, Dr Helen MacIntyre has joined us recently. We asked her to share her thoughts on joining the world of the Campaign to End Loneliness! I am six weeks into my exciting new job as Head of Evidence at the Campaign to End Loneliness and am really pleased to take this…
Read more »
Can changes to features of the local neighbourhood improve loneliness and mental health? Yung-Chia Hsueh, UCL Division of Psychiatry and Dr Alexandra Pitman, UCL Division of Psychiatry; Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust May 2022 Humans are social animals. We function better when we connect with others. However, 33% of the 55,000 people who participated…
Read more »
Supporting London’s social and economic recovery by addressing the drivers of loneliness and its impact on mental health Mental health awareness week this year focused on the theme of loneliness. As London’s Deputy Mayor for Communities and Social Justice, I am acutely aware of the impact loneliness can have on people’s mental and physical health,…
Read more »
