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Lynne Haycock and Helen Gilchrist highlight the wellbeing initiatives taking place within Kirklees Council to foster connection and address workplace loneliness. Does this resonate with…
Liz Ellis, Policy Project Manager at the National Lottery Heritage Fund, highlights funding opportunities and underscores the importance of heritage projects as a means of…
Tackling Loneliness Hub members have recently been sharing their expertise and insights on applying for funding. Their wealth of knowledge has been compiled into this…
We recently held a member co-working session to discuss practice-based case studies. The session, led by Ingrid Abreu Scherer (What Works Wellbeing) and Dr. Helen…
Victoria Russell, Project Manager at charity Community First Yorkshire, shares her thoughts on rural loneliness and different approaches that can make a difference to people’s…
We heard from Diane and Shaida from Highfield Community Association about two projects helping to address loneliness among older women from South Asian communities in…
Sam Higgins, EDIB Officer at Re-engage, shares how the charity launched a telephone befriending service for LGBT+ older people that has diversity, belonging and inclusion…
Jessica Duffy explores a year of impactful collaboration between the Good Practice Mentor (GPM) team and the Tackling Loneliness Hub in their mission to address…
Understanding and evaluating the impact of interventions aimed at addressing loneliness can pose a unique set of challenges. In a recent member co-working session, we…
Members of the Tackling Loneliness Hub recently came together for a co-working session on volunteer management. In this blog post, we have captured the key…
In our latest blog post, Kim Creus from Vision Foundation / Fight For Sight shares their plans to support community-led projects designed with visionally impaired…
The Co-op Foundation has been tackling the stigma of youth loneliness since 2017. Before they stopped promoting their Lonely Not Alone campaign at the end…
Age UK is a charity that provide information, advice, and support to older people across the UK. In this blog post, Lauren Coppin from the…
Professor Andrea Wigfield (Centre for Loneliness Studies) recently ran a Hub co-working session on how to run focus groups for loneliness research and evaluation purposes.…
The DCMS Tackling Loneliness team hosted a Hub webinar earlier this week on the government’s ongoing work to address loneliness stigma, as part of the…
Ready Generations is a Liverpool based charity working to connect people of all ages. In this blog Sue Egersdorff , Co-Founder of the charity reflects…
Community transport is a life line for people who are socially isolated and experiencing loneliness. In this blog post, Sean Ray and Nicky Newham discuss…
This blog post explores the work being done across government to address the stigma of loneliness, build the evidence base, and drive a lasting shift…
The All-Party Parliamentary Group meetings offer an opportunity for MPs across the political divide to come together and hear from individuals and representatives of organisations…
How can we best harness the views and needs of people experiencing loneliness to help in the scoping, planning and delivery of our work? This…
Carers Leeds is a charity that provides information, advice and support to unpaid adult and parent carers across Leeds. Nikki Pattinson, Team Leader of Carer…
Last week we held our first member co-working session on outreach communications. This collaborative and supportive session was facilitated by Hub member Jo Stapleton, Good…
Why does loneliness matter to the mental health of British National (Overseas) visa holders? Hub member Alvin Hui, PhD student at The University of Bristol,…
For Deaf Awareness Week 2023, Robin Ash, Equality and Rights Manager for the British Deaf Association talks about their DCMS-funded project which ran last year…
Dr Kana Umagami, Honarary Research Fellow at UCL, shares insights from her PhD research on loneliness in autistic adults which specifically examined measurement tools and…
Helayna Jenkins, Principal Loneliness Champion at London Borough of Bromley, explains how and why they are keeping loneliness high on the agenda. Tackling loneliness in…
Each month, Hub members have the option to take part in the Coffee Roulette and get to know others over a virtual coffee (or tea)…
Celebrating Age Wiltshire is county-wide project delivering culture and heritage events and activities in community settings. In this blog post, Rebecca Seymour, Creative Producer for…
Justin Dewhirst shares what he has learned through volunteering with Two Generations, a scheme which matches people who live alone and have a spare room,…
We spoke with Hub member Julie Gibson on how CAN Connect’s team of Life Connectors and volunteers are helping people to get involved in their…
Matt Smith, Director and Founder of the Community Waffle House CIC, highlights the importance of ‘waffling’ and why we all need conversations to connect. The…
Imogen Jackson, Wellbeing Programmes Lead, shares how Wiltshire Wildlife Trust are rebuilding connections through access to local green spaces and nature. Wiltshire Wildlife Trust There…
Members of the Tackling Loneliness Hub recently came together for a workshop on analysing and disseminating loneliness evaluation. This blog post summarises the insights shared…
Last month, members of the Tackling Loneliness Hub came together for a workshop on loneliness marketing and campaigning. This session focused on how we can…
Helen Mariner, Communications Lead at Active Oxfordshire talks about the impact that physical activity programme Move Together is having on tackling loneliness and isolation through…
Camden’s new Health and Wellbeing Strategy identifies community connectedness and friendships as a strategic priority. In this blog post, Hub member Angela Malik, Policy and…
Professor Richard Phillips reflects on research co-produced with undergraduate and postgraduate students which explores the how, why and where of student loneliness. Student researchers investigated…
For World Mental Health Day, Hub member Dr Mariana Pinto da Costa speaks about her research supporting people with psychosis through remote volunteering. Introducing the…
Jessica Duffy, Hub ambassador and Good Practice Mentor, shares her personal reflections on the evaluation data Leeds Older People’s Forum collects, why they do it…
Members of the Tackling Loneliness Hub recently came together for a workshop on how befriending projects can demonstrate and measure impact. This blog post provides…
El Smithies, Relationship Manager at participatory arts organisation Made by Mortals, explains how they are building a community of creative citizens to bring about change.…
Olivia (Xuechun) Xiang is a sociolinguistic PhD candidate at Queen Mary University of London. In this blog post, she introduces her research on how elderly…
Hub member Beth French was 20 when her mum died. She set up Let’s Talk About Loss, a UK-wide charity supporting young grievers aged 18…
Members of the Tackling Loneliness Hub recently came together for a workshop on loneliness evaluation design and data gathering, the first in a two-part workshop…
Anna Cook, Managing Director of Service at Sky, shares insights into Sky’s commitment to tackling loneliness through their Time to Care programme, focusing on their…
Earlier this month, members of the Tackling Loneliness Hub came together for a workshop on Addressing Loneliness in the Workplace. This blog provides a brief…
Kirsty Veitch-Sorsby is the Lead for the Tackling Loneliness Collaborative (TLC) – Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. Here she tells us about what they do and the exciting…
What can we do to strengthen community cohesion? For Loneliness Awareness Week, we spoke with Lucy Walmsley, Senior Associate at Civil Society Consulting CIC, on…
Harry Hobson, Founder and Director of the Neighbourly Lab, shares findings from the Reconceptualising Loneliness in London report and how we can effectively target our…
We spoke with Hannah Pearce, outgoing Head of External Affairs at Age UK, on what she learned from representing the issues facing older people during…
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