Hip-hop artists Tupac and Eminem are among the most iconic music artists of the past two decades, and as Dr Akeem Sule and Dr Becky Inkster, co-founders of HIP-HOP-PSYCH, write,
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Two-thirds of people with autism feel socially isolated, according to a report which found poor public understanding of the condition is making some feel trapped in their own homes. The
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In an increasingly globalised economy and culturally diverse country, a new report from King’s College London and National Citizen Service (NCS) reveals a ‘concerning’ lack of social integration and level of
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Hundreds of thousands of older people in Britain are facing a “double whammy” of unmet care needs and being chronically lonely, a charity has warned. Age UK said there were
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A new fund has been set up to tackle loneliness and isolation, Social Justice Secretary Alex Neil has announced. Projects aiming to tackle loneliness will be boosted by £548k of
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A life of loneliness threatens aspects of someone’s health as much as physical inactivity in adolescence or diabetes in old age, new research claims. Lacking a network of friends or
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A quarter of homeless people face this Christmas alone, a charity has warned. Thousands of people will spend the festive period on the streets. As families across Britain gather to
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People in Scotland are being urged to check on elderly relatives, friends and neighbours over the festive period. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon visited Age Scotland’s offices in Edinburgh yesterday and
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Older people should be encouraged to join choirs, read to young children in schools and learn to use the internet, a watchdog has said. In new guidance aimed at increasing
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Samaritans has released new figures showing the extent of loneliness and isolation people feel over the festive period, with nearly a quarter (23.6%) believing problems feel worse at Christmas and
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