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The loneliness epidemic is an ongoing trend of loneliness and social isolation experienced by people across the globe. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The uptick may have begun in the 2010s and was exacerbated by the isolating effects of social distancing , stay-at-home orders , and deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic .
Working together with 13 charities, including Age UK and Action for Children, the commission produced a report outlining ways to combat loneliness in the UK. With Jo having planned for the commission to only run for one year, the commission was wound up in early 2018, shortly after producing its final report.
Social isolation and loneliness in older adults is associated with an increased risk for poor mental and physical health and increased mortality. [ 66 ] [ 67 ] There is an increased risk for early mortality in individuals experiencing social isolation compared to those who are not socially isolated. [ 68 ]
The position aimed to address the crisis of loneliness in British society that a 2017 commission initiated by Jo Cox had investigated. [7] According to the British Red Cross , more than 9 million people in the UK feel lonely.
Loneliness is a major problem in the U.S. The Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy, sounded the alarm about America’s “loneliness epidemic” in 2023, citing the connection between loneliness and ...
“Loneliness is a significant social issue right now, so efforts or policies to address it are absolutely necessary,” said An Soo-jung, a psychology professor at Myongji University ...
The Silver Line is a free confidential telephone helpline offering information, friendship and advice to older people in the United Kingdom, [1] available 24 hours a day. As of 1 October 2019 The Silver Line joined forces with Age UK [2] to help more of the older people who are struggling with loneliness and isolation.
Bethan Harris, the founder of the research project Loneliness Lab, has been quoted as saying that initiatives such as the Chatty Cafe scheme are praiseworthy, yet may offer too simplistic solutions as far as overcoming loneliness is concerned, given that people may be searching for meaningful interaction and the opportunity to build relations, not mere chance interaction.