Tag: loneliness
1 in 4 Australians is lonely. Quality green spaces in our cities offer a solution
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One in four Australian adults feel lonely, and the impacts can be dire. Loneliness increases our risks of depression, diabetes, dementia, self-harm and suicide. But likening it...
Why do we find making new friends so hard as adults?
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If you’ve ever tried to make new friends as an adult, you’ll probably see why loneliness is at an all-time high. Making new...
Lonely after lockdown? How COVID may leave us with fewer friends if we are not careful
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Many of us have been struggling with isolation and loneliness during COVID lockdowns, despite the increase in online interactions.
Amid concerns over lost friendships and social skills,...
‘I tell everyone I love being on my own, but I hate it’: what older Australians want you to know about loneliness
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Over the past 18 months of COVID lockdowns, many of us have experienced the heaviness of loneliness — missing family, friends, and...
Lockdowns make people lonely. Here are 3 steps we can take now to help each other
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Millions of Australians are currently living under lockdowns in an effort to curb the rapid spread of the Delta variant of COVID-19.
While...
Loneliness is a social cancer, every bit as alarming as cancer itself
Young adults and people living in the inner city are among
those most likely to be lonely, according to the ABC’s Australia Talks...