Many of us across the UK are feeling the growing impact of energy, food and fuel price rises. The decrease in disposable income not only makes it harder to make ends meet but can lead to pressure on social activities and reduce opportunities to connect with others. This blog explores some of the impacts of… Read more »
Written on July 5, 2021 at 10:38 am, by Robin Hewings
This international webinar on 20 July is an opportunity to hear more from countries around the world about the lessons learnt from their experience in tackling loneliness during a pandemic. The event is organised by the Campaign to End Loneliness with support from the Global Initiative on Loneliness and Connection and is the inaugural event… Read more »
Written on June 20, 2021 at 10:20 pm, by Robin Hewings
Covid-19 has both led to more people being bereaved as well as massively disrupting the normal ways in which we grieve and are supported. Bereavement has been an important issue for us throughout the pandemic with a research and policy hub, podcast, a dedicated session in our Loneliness in Covid series and now a report… Read more »
Written on June 18, 2021 at 2:04 pm, by Robin Hewings
How do we tackle loneliness after Covid-19? Photo competition To coincide with the publication of the paperback version of Noreen Hertz’s book The Lonely Century, we are launching a photo competition to find pictures which illustrate all the work that is being done to tackle loneliness. We are looking for pictures which encapsulate things that… Read more »
Connect + Act is a new health and wellbeing conference dedicated to the issue of loneliness in older age. Find out more under our ‘News & Media’ heading.