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Front page of England policy briefing on loneliness. Mental health awareness week 9 - 15 May 2022. Published by Mental Health Foundation

England policy briefing on loneliness

Front cover of All the lonely people report. Mental Health Awareness Week 9 - 15 May 2022. #I've been there. Published by Mental Health Foundation.

All the lonely people

Tackling Loneliness Annual Report. Policy Paper. Published 15 February 2022

Tackling loneliness annual report February 2022: the third year

Independent report: Tackling loneliness evidence review. Published 26 January 2022

Tackling loneliness evidence review

The title, Reducing loneliness among migrant and ethnic minority people. A resource for those commissioning, designing or delivering initiatives. University of Sheffield, 2021

Reducing loneliness among migrant and ethnic minority people

A guide to campaigning on loneliness

Front page of research. Title, One Small Step: let's create a kinder society for young people to thrive. September 2021

One small step

Front page of OSR Systemic Review. The title, OSR Systemic Review Loneliness Statistics, September 2021.

OSR systemic review: loneliness statistics

The title, Opening Up: Insights into loneliness among students

Opening up: insights into loneliness among students

Front page of the report. The title, Bereavement in the time of Covid-19

Bereavement in the time of Covid-19

Front page of the report. The title, Lessons learned from befriending in the time of Covid-19

Lessons from befriending in the time of Covid-19

The title, Loneliness beyond Covid-19 Learning the lessons of the pandemic for a less lonely future, a publication Campaign to End Loneliness. A young person who is wearing a mask touches hands with an older person who is smiling. They are separated by a window.

Loneliness beyond Covid-19

The title, A conceptual review of loneliness across the adult lifecourse (16+), a publication by What Works Wellbeing

Loneliness: a conceptual review

The title, Using design to connect us, Insights from the Loneliness Lab community, published by The Loneliness Lab

Using design to connect us

The title, Loneliness Monetisation Report, June 17 2020, by authors Peytringnet, Garforth-Bies, and Keohane

Loneliness monetisation report

The title, Breaks or Breakdowns, Carers Week 2021 report, published by Carers Week

Breaks or breakdown: Carers Week report

The title, The world shrinks: Carer Loneliness, Research Report by CarersUK and Jo Cox Loneliness

The world shrinks: carer loneliness

The title, A Community Response to Loneliness, A Handbook of Tips, Activities and Inspiration, a report by Local Trust

A community response to loneliness

The title, All our emotions are important: breaking the silence on youth loneliness, a publicaiton by Co-Op foundation

All our emotions are important: breaking the silence on youth loneliness

We are lonely, but not alone, How young people are beating loneliness, and what we can all do to help, published by Co-Op. Young woman and man are smiling, sitting on a floor behind colourful background.

We are lonely, but not alone

The title, Locked down, looking out - young people embracing co-operative values to tackle lockdown challenges, published by Co-Op. Two young women in a garden, one giving other piggy back, both smiling

Locked down, looking out

Front page of the guide. The title, Tips to help your remote project tackle loneliness

Tips to help your remote project tackle loneliness

Test screenshot of Employers and Loneliness Title

Employers and loneliness

Policy Paper. Loneliness Annual Report January 2021. Published 22 January 2021

Loneliness annual report: January 2021

Front page of the report. The title, Psychology of Loneliness - why it matters and what we can do

The psychology of loneliness

Front page of the report. The title, Promising approaches revisited - effective action on loneliness in later life

Promising approaches revisited

Policy Paper. Loneliness Annual Report January 2020. Published 20 January 2020

Loneliness annual report: the first year

Front page of the guide. The title, combatting loneliness - a guide for local authorities

Combatting loneliness

Front page of the report. The title, Bringing people together: how community action can tackle loneliness and social isolation. Insights and examples from the community and voluntary sector.

Bringing people together

The title, A Brief Guide to Measuring Loneliness for Charities and Social Enterprises

A brief guide to measuring loneliness

Image of two women in a park taking a walk together

Barriers to belonging

The title, A Connected Recovery, Findings of the APPG on Loneliness Inquiry

A connected recovery: findings of the APPG on loneliness inquiry

The title, A Place To Belong, The role of local youth organisations in addressing youth loneliness, August 2018, published by UK Youth. Three young people walking together on the cover.

A place to belong: the role of youth organisations in addressing youth loneliness

A cloud of bubbles with the silhouettes of people in them

Loneliness: how do you know your council is actively tackling loneliness?

The title, A Connected Society, A strategy for tackling loneliness, by HM Government

A connected society: a strategy for tackling loneliness

The title, Life after Lockdown, Tackling Loneliness Among Those left behind, published by The Power of Kindess

Life after lockdown: tackling loneliness for those left behind

The title, Right Up Your Street, How faith-based Organisations are Tackling Loneliness, by authors by authors Jeremy Simmons, Jenny Hadgrapft and Rodie Garland

Right up your street: how faith-based organisations are tackling loneliness

The title, Extending our Reach in Tackling Loneliness, How social prescribing can achieve its aim by involving faith-based provision, by authors Jeremy Simmons, Jenny Hadgrapft and Rodie Garland

Extending our reach in tackling loneliness

The title, Closing the Distance Between Us

Closing the distance between us

The title, “Someone cares if I’m not there”, Addressing loneliness in disabled people. A report by the disability charity Sense for the Jo Cox Commission on loneliness

Someone cares if I’m not there