Reseach has found that the feeling of not belonging and being failed by the current system can make people receptive to ...

Michael Helps, from Burnley, Lancashire, set up a letter writing service called Loneliness UK after his mother encouraged him ...

A mother and her disabled daughter were found dead in their Salford home after what a coroner described as a tragedy shaped ...

One researcher suggests stronger support for social-emotional learning is needed to address the issue for all students.

If loneliness results in the same risk of dying early as smoking up to 15 cigarettes a day, could the strategies that greatly ...

Loneliness and social isolation among community-dwelling older adults are complex issues with the ability to affect physical, mental and social well-being. To support older adults, approaches must ...

Loneliness and social isolation are linked to a heightened risk of death from cancer as well as from all causes among those with the disease, finds a pooled data analysis of the available research ...

Even brief, friendly interactions can lift the emotional weight of dementia caregiving, with new research showing that connections, especially casual ones, offer powerful protection against loneliness ...

As the world continues to recover from years of COVID-19-induced social distancing and isolation, a new scoping review from the American Heart Association (AHA) sheds light on the health benefits that ...

Women in farming who feel valued and supported and are involved in decision-making on the farm report higher mental ...

Nostalgia for the communities of family members and friends who formed a safety net under our parents is strong today. Parenthood is, by its nature, socially isolating. Mothers, especially when ...