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How can we address loneliness and social isolation amongst disabled people?
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Loneliness has received new-found levels of attention in recent years. The covid-19 pandemic got us all talking about the importance of social connection and the difficulty of experiencing loneliness. Many of us felt lonely during the pandemic, but for those who were already affected by social isolation and loneliness, this experience wasn’t necessarily new. Experiences of social isolation and loneliness during the pandemic were highly unequal, and disproportionately affected people with disabilities.
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What we are thinking about
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Save the date! Planning is underway for the next Campaign to End Loneliness international conference (Thursday 8 February 2024) and we want to hear from you so we can make it the best year yet! The survey will remain open until 5pm on Monday 31 August.
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Are you passionate about community and connection, and ensuring everyone has the support they need to live a life free from chronic loneliness? We are looking for a new member to join our Programme Advisory Group and help play a pivotal role in shaping the work of the Campaign to End Loneliness. As a member of the Programme Advisory Group, you will have the opportunity to advise on strategic directions, contribute to the development of our work, and help to deliver real impact.
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Last week, members of the Tackling Loneliness Hub came together for a workshop which explored how we can best harness the views and needs of people experiencing loneliness to help in the scoping, planning and delivery of our work. Empowering users to participate in the development of services can be a powerful tool in removing barriers to participation. It can also help to ensure we create more effective and empathetic solutions to address the diverse needs of people experiencing loneliness.
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BMC Public Health has launched a collection which calls for submissions on loneliness and social isolation as a public health concern. Although loneliness and social isolation are commonly misconstrued as conditions existing on an individual scale, these are global public health issues which are linked to various physical and mental conditions including high blood pressure, heart disease, obesity, depression and a weakened immune system.
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Motherhood is often thought to be one of life's best experiences, but many mums find it lonely. When Bethanie Casey had her babies she couldn't understand why she was feeling so low. Living in Norton, Powys, Ms Casey experienced residual postnatal depression after both pregnancies. She is one of a number of women who benefitted from an intervention service, delivered by the charity Mind, for mums with mental health challenges.
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As Long As I Keep Busy is an ongoing photographic social documentary which is adding to the knowledge about people living alone in the UK. In the UK over eight million people live alone, almost 12 percent of the population and the numbers are increasing. However, living alone is also a world-wide social phenomenon with links to loneliness, potential isolation and poor physical and mental health.
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What we are reading
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This article provides a protocol for an evidence and gap map of interventions to address social isolation and loneliness to be developed following Campbell Collaboration guidance. The protocol draws on previous frameworks and literature to conceptualise interventions, populations for whom they may be designed, contexts for delivery and methods for their evaluation.
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This article reviews literature about loneliness during the school years. It includes evidence about rates of loneliness across childhood and adolescence, and about the impact of loneliness on health, academic and employment outcomes for young people. The authors also discuss factors which can create particular risk of loneliness among young people at school including school climate, individual characteristics and experiences of students with marginalised identities.
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Dates for your diary
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27 July - 19.00 - Online
Join the Health Action Alliance on Thursday, July 27 as they explore the business case for belonging in the workplace (in the US). Learn how to foster community and shared identity through corporate values, create opportunities for workers to connect through respectful dialogue, and facilitate a collaborative, supportive work environment.
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12-14 October - 18.00-22.00 BST - Online
Building Connected Communities is hosted by the Human Flourishing Program at Harvard University, the Foundation for Social Connection, and Healthy Places by Design with generous support from Einhorn Collaborative. Attendees are invited to participate in plenary sessions, small group workshops, and a half-day field trip to neighborhoods in Boston for learning exchanges with community organizations about their challenges and solutions to foster social connectedness.
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Anytime - Online
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Drawing on our expertise in loneliness and connection, our Loneliness Explored e-learning module is designed to help individuals understand the risk factors for loneliness and how it can affect our mental and physical health, as well as promising approaches that can help.
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Get in touch
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Do you have news or thoughts that you would like to share with people working on loneliness and others who are interested? Email info@ctel.blazeoven.co.uk.uk
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