Written on August 6, 2020 at 11:05 am, by
Ahead of our next Loneliness in the time of Covid-19 webinar on 18th August, Dan Jones, an associate of the Campaign, reflects on his experiences supporting a man in his community who is shielding, and the issues this raises for addressing loneliness in the next phase of the pandemic. My own experience I met Steve…
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Written on July 27, 2020 at 2:01 pm, by
Kate Jopling reflects on the groups who may need extra support in addressing loneliness as we move into the next phase of the Covid-19 crisis, who we’ll be talking about more in our next ‘Loneliness in the time of Covid-19’ discussions. Lifting of restrictions The (home) school holidays are finally here, and a rapid lifting…
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Written on July 16, 2020 at 11:59 am, by
To mark the launch of our landmark report on ‘The Psychology of Loneliness’, our Head of Research, Policy and Innovation, Dr Kalpa Kharicha, has written a blog on the importance of using psychological approaches to help tackle loneliness, and why it’s important for more research to be carried out in this area. Introducing our new…
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Written on June 25, 2020 at 4:06 pm, by
The second webinar of our series on Loneliness in the time of Covid-19 focused on bridging the digital divide. Over 100 participants from charities, local government, academia, and health and care came together to talk about their experiences and learning. In this blog post, we reflect on the insights they shared. An increase in digital…
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Written on June 9, 2020 at 12:13 pm, by
One of the most striking things about lockdown has been the rapid escalation in the shift of work, services, activities and almost all aspects of daily life online. In this blog, we look at how charities and organisations can help tackle the digital divide. Digital exclusion Exploring the power of digital technology to reduce loneliness…
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Written on May 28, 2020 at 3:56 pm, by
Shelagh Marshall OBE is Chair of Age Action Alliance’s Loneliness and Isolation Working Group. Back in March 2020, she shared her story of loneliness and bereavement after losing her daughter. Since then, Coronavirus has forced us into lockdown and deprived many older people from seeing their families. In this blog, Shelagh shares how she’s staying…
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Written on May 19, 2020 at 11:50 am, by
Last week we brought together over 150 organisations to share their experiences of working to tackle loneliness during the Coronavirus lockdown. In this blog Kate Jopling shares just some of the things we learnt in the session. Adaptation, adaptation, adaptation Most organisations had been working with people face-to-face up to the point of lockdown, so…
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Written on May 12, 2020 at 5:54 pm, by
On Thursday 30 April 2020, we hosted our first virtual Research and Policy Hub meeting on the topic of loneliness and bereavement. In this blog, we look at some of the key findings, evidence, and ideas from the event. What is grief? Does bereavement increase the risk of loneliness? We heard from a range of…
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Written on May 7, 2020 at 11:42 am, by
Michelle Dawson, Programme Manager for Ageing Better in Middlesbrough reflects on how her organisation is responding to the new challenges of working on loneliness through lockdown, and what they are learning along the way. The ‘too hard tray’ As the dust begins to settle from the frantic and very impressive response mobilised by our local…
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Written on May 1, 2020 at 1:58 pm, by
On 23 April 2020, Kate Shurety took part in an Instagram Live Q&A with Pete Bombaci, Chief Connection Offcer of a Canadian organisation called the GenWell Project. In this blog, she outlines a number of the issues they discussed around loneliness and connection, including how Covid has led to a deficit of touch, and the…
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