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The Broxbourne School Tackling the Issue of Loneliness in Broxbourne What is Loneliness? A subjective unwelcomed feeling of lack or loss of companionship. It happens when you have a mismatch between quantity and quality of social

The Broxbourne School Tackling the Issue of Loneliness in Broxbourne
What is Loneliness? ‘A subjective unwelcomed feeling of lack or loss of companionship. It happens when you have a mismatch between quantity and quality of social relationships that we have and those that we want .’ A Connected Society a Strategy for Tackling Loneliness HM Government, 2018
What is loneliness? • ‘an emotion that comes from having no one to speak to’ • ‘loneliness is when you want human interaction but for some reason you don’t have it’ • ‘a lack of social relationships’ • ‘lack of sufficient social interactions’ • ‘the loss of human companionship’ • ‘never having a real conversation’
Why is tackling loneliness important? • It is estimated that loneliness costs £6000 per person for a decade of a older person’s life. (LSE) • Every £1 spent on tackling loneliness has a potential profit of £3. (Guardian) • Cost of loneliness to employers is £2.5billion a year. (Coop and New Economics Foundation)
Why is tackling loneliness important? ‘If nothing is done, loneliness will inevitably take its toll on the whole health system’ Professor Helen Stokes-Lampard Chair of the Royal College of General Practitioners
What does loneliness lead to? • Mental Health issues – A nxiety – Impaired reasoning – Chronic loneliness • Physical Health issues – F atigue – Heart disease – Impaired immune system – Vascular problems – Dementia – Early Death
Who does loneliness affect? • Over 75s • New parents • 16-24 Year Olds
Over 75s • Coffee morning • New parents to visit Nursing Homes • Music group • Book group
New Parents • Visiting Nursing Homes • Playgroup • Walk and Talk
16-24 Year Olds • Gaming Group • Sports clubs for beginners • Broxbourne Facebook group • Art Group
Awareness Campaign for All
References • https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-43711606 • mind.org.uk • https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/a-connected-society-a-strategy-for- tackling-loneliness • https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/loneliness-uk-cost-6000-per-person- study-lse-elderly-old-age-a7961146.html • https://www.gponline.com/read-professor-helen-stokes-lampards-rcgp- conference-2017-speech-full/article/1447175 • https://whatworkswellbeing.org/product/tackling-loneliness-briefing/ • https://thechattycafescheme.co.uk/ • https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/costa-coffee-chatter-natter-tables- loneliness-crisis-silent-epidemic-uk-campaign-a8312076.html • https://www.theguardian.com/social-care-network/2017/sep/06/care-home- toddlers-nursery • https://blog.coop.co.uk/2017/02/22/loneliness-costs-uk-employers-2-5-billion-a- year/
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