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Loneliness beyond Covid-19: Learning the lessons of the pandemic for an uncertain future

Reports

19 July 2021

Overview

Loneliness beyond Covid-19 is the biggest ever review of the impact of COVID-19 on UK loneliness and what we can expect in future, which found that although restrictions on social contact during lockdown were universal, people had very different experiences of loneliness. The report found that COVID-19 exacerbated existing inequalities, meaning that groups already at risk of loneliness – such as those who were poorer, in worse health or from ethnic minorities or LGBTQ+ communities – were at greater risk during the pandemic. We also saw that if you were already lonely before the pandemic, you were likely to become even more lonely.

Decade Action Areas

Age-friendly Environments

Source Organization

Campaign to End Loneliness

Country / Region Focus

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Sector

Civil Society Organization

Knowledge Characteristics

  • > Narrative Review

Other Information

loneliness, social isolation, COVID-19

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