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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 .
According to the Office of National Statistics, the Percentage of the UK population identifying as Gay, lesbian or bisexual increased from 1.5% in 2012 to 2.0% in 2017. There are 1.1 million people identifying as LGB in UK. The 16 to 24 age group were the most likely to identify as LGB in 2017 (4.2%). [3]
As of May 2020, the UK government has distributed over £20 million to various initiatives to reduce loneliness. This initiative includes funding to charities dedicated to combatting loneliness, and to loneliness reduction projects run by both tech firms and community groups. [3] [6] [7] [8] [1]
“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 ...
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 ...
It’s her loneliness that drives her towards a group of strangers who can hear the Hum. “It’s the power and seduction of being listened to when you aren’t elsewhere,” says Tannahill.
UK Today is a BBC television news programme shown on digital satellite and digital terrestrial versions of BBC One and BBC Two. It consisted of a round up of stories from the BBC's various local news programmes where it had not initially been possible to show regional variations. The programme was eventually replaced by digital feeds of each ...
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.