A commission on loneliness set up by the murdered MP Jo Cox has been wound up. The organisation came up with a series of recommendations, backed by Theresa May, on
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A new research project between Oxford Brookes University and The Open University is investigating whether sharing photographs via social media mitigates loneliness in older people and enhances their wellbeing. The
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A minister for loneliness has been appointed to help tackle the misery endured by around nine million Britons. Theresa May has backed a series of recommendations made by the Jo
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The UK needs a government-led national strategy to combat loneliness, according to a commission set up by MP Jo Cox before she was murdered. The final report of the Jo
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The “social epidemic” of loneliness needs to be tackled by a combination of government intervention and “every single one of us” playing our part, according to the sister of murdered
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The winter deep freeze poses a “lethal” risk for people who are suffering loneliness, England’s top nurse has said. Professor Jane Cummings, Chief Nursing Officer for England, said lives could
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Around 120,000 older Scots could be living with undiagnosed mental health conditions caused by loneliness and isolation, charities have warned. A quarter of people aged over 65 experience depression when
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Most young disabled adults have felt lonely at some point in the past year, a survey has suggested. The results expose what a disability charity has described as “the hidden
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Commuters are being urged to help prevent suicides on the rail network by striking up conversations with vulnerable people. A new campaign has been launched to promote the message that
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Parenthood leaves many mothers and fathers feeling lonely or “cut off” from family and friends, according to a poll. As well as feeling isolated themselves, many parents worry that their
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