On Wednesday 7th June, Marcus Rand, our Director of Communications and Development, gave a speech at the Women’s Institute Annual Conference. Read an excerpt of it below. Loneliness has become a major issue for us all, whatever our age. The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, the Campaign to End Loneliness’ founder funder, released research showing that loneliness…
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Janet Morrison reflects on six years of the Campaign to End Loneliness. When we set up the Campaign to End Loneliness 6 years ago some people thought it was actually laughable that loneliness could be a policy issue. Everyone gets lonely right? What on earth can the government, or anyone else for that matter, do…
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Presentations from the Research and Policy Forum Meeting on 25 April 2017 On 25 April, the Campaign to End Loneliness Research and Policy Forum meeting was held at UCL. There were three presenters who have worked on kindness and social ties. Below are abstracts from their presentations and links to the presentations themselves. Changing Social…
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Today the Jo Cox Commission on Loneliness launches its spotlight month on loneliness (3rd May – 4th June 2017). The month-long campaign will be launched today by Rachel Reeves (Lab) and Seema Kennedy (Cons) and will shine a spotlight on male loneliness and explore practical solutions to addressing it. Research out today, conducted by RVS…
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The Campaign to End Loneliness has commissioned a review led by a team at the London School of Economics to find out more on the value for money of investing in any measure to prevent or reduce loneliness and/or social isolation in older people. To help inform the review we would welcome information and /or…
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Laura Alcock-Ferguson, Director of the Campaign to End Loneliness, celebrates the launch of the Jo Cox Commission Last week I heard a mother ask her little girl, who was watching a group of children playing nearby in the park “do you want to go and speak to them?” The 3-year-old girl seemed to need…
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Just before Christmas, Nottingham City Council and their partners put a wall up in the central square of the City. In this blog, Nottingham City Council’s Steve Thorne tells us why. There’s been a lot of talk about building walls lately – but Nottingham’s Wall is about connecting people with each other, not dividing them….
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We at the Campaign are commissioning a new research project looking at the cost-effectiveness of loneliness interventions. Click here to read an invitation to tender for the Campaign to End Loneliness. We are looking for a team of researchers to work on a discrete project for us looking at the cost effectiveness of loneliness interventions….
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For most, the festive period is a time for taking some precious time to relax and enjoy the company of family and friends. But for those whose family may be far away or who sadly are on their own it can be a desperately lonely time. As a doctor, it is my concern that not…
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Taking your favourite dog for a visit could be the way to break the ice with lonely or older neighbours this Christmas! This year, Barking Mad are issuing a call to action to all dog lovers to join them in sharing a little festive spirit in our neighbourhoods this year. It is so easy to be swept…
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