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Number of children counselled for loneliness remains high following pandemic and amidst cost-of-living crisis

Stuart Mitchell

New data published recently by Childline reveals that the service is contacted 15 times a day on average by children struggling with loneliness – often a catalyst for mental health problems. Between April 2021 and March 2022, the counselling service run by the NSPCC delivered 5,564 counselling sessions with children on this issue.  With the support of retailer Lidl GB – which has fundraised for Childline since 2020 – the charity has launched a campaign called ‘Day in the Lonely’ to let children struggling with loneliness know that these feelings…

EFL and British Red Cross to tackle loneliness together

Stuart Mitchell

The English Football League (EFL) and the humanitarian charity, British Red Cross, are joining forces in a new partnership that will use the power of football to support those experiencing loneliness in England and Wales. From the start of the 2022/23 season, the British Red Cross will become the EFL’s Official Charity Partner with both organisations combining efforts to reduce isolation in communities around the country via the EFL and its 72 clubs. Chronic loneliness can have a serious impact on wellbeing and currently the British Red Cross’ works with…

Age UK and Channel 4 team up to shine a light on loneliness this Christmas

Stuart Mitchell

Channel 4 and Age UK have announced a brand new bespoke partnership to highlight the significant number of older people that will experience loneliness this Christmas. The new campaign will air exclusively on Channel 4, with the first of three 30 second films launching on the 17 December during Celebrity Gogglebox at 9.30pm. The campaign shines a light on new research from Age UK that finds 1.4 million older people are expecting to feel lonely this Christmas[i], nearly a million older people do not have anyone to celebrate Christmas with…

Zoom and Scouts team up to tackle child loneliness in the UK

Stuart Mitchell

Zoom Video Communications, Inc., a leading provider of video-first unified communications, has proudly announces the impact of its partnership with The Scout Association – the largest coeducational youth work charity operating in the UK. Since the beginning of the pandemic, isolation and loneliness amongst young people has significantly increased. Working with Zoom, The Scout Association has been able to continue to provide a sense of community and connection during ongoing national lockdowns. Especially as, for some, weekly Scout meetings are the only time they get to see their friends. As…

Celebrities and charity join forces to urge people with cancer not to suffer in silence amid signs of a surge in loneliness among patients

Stuart Mitchell

Celebrities are starring in a powerful new video urging people affected by cancer to “come forward and get the support you need” amid signs they are suffering in silence. Stars including actor Daisy Edgar-Jones and Joanna Lumley have joined forces with Macmillan Cancer Support to tell people to contact the charity for help and to “let it all out”, as new research reveals over a quarter of a million people (270,000) with cancer in the UK (9%) feel they have no one to talk to about their worries because of…