From pubs to factories, the spaces where we socially connect are in decline. Thankfully there’s a group bringing local people together
Imagine there was a virus you’d never heard of which increased the likelihood of mortality by 26%, or a condition which had a death rate comparable to smoking 15 cigarettes a day. A national health crisis would be declared, and judging by the reaction to the coronavirus, panic would ensue. This public health crisis, which leaves its victims more than twice as likely to develop Alzheimer’s and other dementias, has a name: loneliness.
More than 2 million adults suffer from chronic loneliness; and although its most severe form is more prevalent among Britain’s oldest citizens, younger adults report loneliness more than any other age group.
Original Article : HERE
from AllAbout https://allabout.pw/loneliness-is-a-national-crisis-but-there-is-a-way-to-tackle-it-owen-jones/
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