Dr Vivek Murthy, United States Surgeon General, shared why rebuilding social connection and tackling loneliness is vital for individual and wider societal health and wellbeing, at the Campaign to End Loneliness international conference. The quality of our connections matter “Loneliness is similar to hunger or thirst. It’s a warning sign that we need something to…
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Our co-Founder and Chair of our Programme Advisory Group Paul Cann reviews our recent Loneliness: The Big Picture event, and previews our international loneliness Conference on Thursday 18 November 2021.  Loneliness is often shaped by wider societal forces Last week the Campaign to End Loneliness launched its ‘Big Picture’ conference, Loneliness Beyond Covid-19,  taking place…
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In this blog, our Acting Executive Director, Kate Shurety, reflects on her time representing the Campaign to End Loneliness in the Basque Country, Spain. The Telephone of Hope At the start of November, I spent very productive few days in Donostia/ San Sebastian in the Basque Country, Spain. The Campaign to End Loneliness was honoured…
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