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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

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Tackling the Issue of Loneliness in Broxbourne

The Broxbourne School

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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

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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’
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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)
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‘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

Why is tackling loneliness important?

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What does loneliness lead to?

  • Mental Health issues

– Anxiety

– Impaired reasoning – Chronic loneliness

  • Physical Health issues

– Fatigue

– Heart disease – Impaired immune system – Vascular problems – Dementia – Early Death

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Who does loneliness affect?

  • Over 75s
  • New parents
  • 16-24 Year Olds
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Over 75s

  • Coffee morning
  • New parents to visit Nursing Homes
  • Music group
  • Book group
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New Parents

  • Visiting Nursing Homes
  • Playgroup
  • Walk and Talk
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16-24 Year Olds

  • Gaming Group
  • Sports clubs for beginners
  • Broxbourne Facebook group
  • Art Group
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Awareness Campaign for All

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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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Any Questions