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News release Immediate release Loneliness is going to be a serious issue beyond Covid-19, according to results of new survey from the Campaign to End Loneliness Majority of UK adults (71%) think that loneliness is going to be a serious issue beyond Covid-19 Risk factors for chronic loneliness, exacerbated by Covid-19, caused more demand for…
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Learning about loss during lockdown – new bereavement guide to help charities supporting people who have been bereaved during Covid-19 16 June 2021 A new guide for voluntary organisations who are supporting people who have been bereaved during COVID-19 has been launched by the Campaign to End Loneliness. The guide, Bereavement in the time of Covid-19, brings…
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News Release immediate release 8.5.2021 Tackling loneliness at work helps employers and employees – Campaign to End Loneliness Tackling loneliness at work benefits both employers and employees, according to a new report published by the Campaign to End Loneliness on behalf of the Government’s Tackling Loneliness Network’s employers group. With the cost of loneliness to…
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Conversations through Covid-19 How can civil society help lonely people reconnect after lockdown? Organisations which support some of the UK’s loneliest people have an important role in helping people make and develop meaningful conversations following the pandemic, according to the Campaign to End Loneliness. The Campaign recently brought together more than 90 organisations, which support…
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7.4.2021 Our response to the latest Office for National Statistics research published today, which map levels of loneliness during the coronavirus epidemic. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has just released a really valuable study giving new insight into loneliness in local areas. Most importantly the number of adults saying they are lonely “always or…
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Laura Alcock-Ferguson, Founding Director of the Campaign to End Loneliness has been recognised in this year’s New Year’s Honours for her work on the issue on developing the Campaign since its inception in 2011. Since it launched ten years ago the Campaign to End Loneliness has raised awareness of the issue, and worked to grow the evidence-base on loneliness…
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There are nine million lonely people in the UK and four million of them are older people. Many older people find constant loneliness hardest to overcome. They lack the friendship and support we all need. Help us change that.
