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Wednesday 14 February 2024
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Continuing the action on loneliness
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Thank you to our speakers, attendees, thought leader sponsor Sky, and to you all for making our recent online conference possible. The conference was an opportunity for us all to reflect on our collective achievements and to keep building the momentum on the global issue of loneliness in the years to come. Thank you for being part of the movement to end loneliness and for your continued commitment in this area.
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What we are thinking about
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The Tackling Loneliness Hub's latest blog contribution is from Diane and Shaida from Highfield Community Association. The blog discusses two projects helping to address loneliness among older women from South Asian communities in Keighley, West Yorkshire.
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Structured telephone-based psychological care can prevent loneliness and depression, according to an NIHR-funded study. The Behavioural Activation in Social Isolation trial or BASIL+ was a major clinical trial carried out during the COVID pandemic. The trial found that when older people received weekly phone calls over 8 weeks, their mental health and quality of life improved. They received calls from a specially trained coach who encouraged them to maintain their social connections and remain active.
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Loneliness is officially a health emergency in California's San Mateo County, which is located in the San Francisco Bay Area and includes part of Silicon Valley. The county's Board of Supervisors passed a resolution on Tuesday that declared loneliness a public health crisis and pledged to explore measures that promote social connection in the community. It’s the first county in the U.S. to make such a declaration.
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The project explores the isolation of loneliness and the social, creative, and experiential possibilities of loneliness. The overall aim of The Loneliness Room is to shine a critical and creative light on where, when, how and why loneliness is encountered. It intends to provide a new creative canvass with which to better understand how people live lonely, providing them with the artistic space to represent their loneliness.
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On our reading list
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Loneliness is a risk factor for a range of mental and physical health problems and has gained increasing interest from policy-makers and researchers in recent years. However, little attention has been paid to loneliness at work and its implications for workers and employers. The findings from this paper indicate that loneliness is associated with poor occupational functioning and well-being among workers. Results also show that loneliness is associated with modifiable aspects of the work environment, suggesting that the workplace may offer a fruitful avenue for interventions targeting loneliness.
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Research into men and masculinities suggests men may be more reluctant than women to state they are lonely, more reliant on partners/spouses and/or alcohol to tackle it, and that this may be a result of poorer social relationships. Ageing is often associated with loneliness, and research has indicated gendered results in older people, but existing evidence lacks generalisability and cultural context. This study tests hypotheses on sex differences in loneliness in older England-based men and women.
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Several measures have been developed to assess loneliness in the general population. This papers examined if, and how accurately, widely-used measures capture the experience of loneliness in autistic adults. A total of 203 autistic participants from the UK completed an online survey, which included two widely-used loneliness questionnaires: the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Loneliness Scale Version 3 and the Social and Emotional Loneliness Scale for Adults (SELSA). Participants completed the measures and provided their views on how well they captured their experiences of loneliness.
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Dates for your diary
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Wednesday 21 February - 12.00-13.00 - Online
Come along to the next Tackling Loneliness Hub co-working session as we discuss what makes a good practice-based case study, the usefulness and limitations of case studies, and how to develop your own.
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Thursday 29 February - 10.00-12.00 - Online
Join us for this Tackling Loneliness Hub practice showcase to hear from community members about their innovative approaches to addressing loneliness.
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This module is designed to equip managers and team leaders with an in-depth understanding of workplace loneliness and actionable strategies to create a more inclusive and supportive work environment.
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Anytime - Online
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Our introductory e-learning module is designed to help individuals understand the causes and effects of loneliness, and what to do if we or someone we know is feeling lonely.
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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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