Scottish Forum on Social Isolation and Loneliness (Report, September 2025)
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September 2025
Report from the third meeting of the Scottish Forum on Social Isolation and Loneliness with keynote input on place-based strategies to tackling loneliness.
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Scottish Forum on Social Isolation and Loneliness (Slides, September 2025)
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September 2025
Presentation slides from the September 2025 Forum, including Bromley Loneliness Strategy, WHO Social Connection, and Tackling Loneliness Hub.
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Social Isolation and Loneliness: a public health issue
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June 2025
Presentation slides from Public Health Scotland which were presented in May 2025 to the Scottish Forum on Social Isolation and Loneliness
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Scottish Forum on Social Isolation and Loneliness (May 25)
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June 2025
Report from the second meeting of the Scottish Forum on Social Isolation and Loneliness with keynote input from Public Health Scotland.
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Scottish Forum on Social Isolation and Loneliness (Feb 25)
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March 2025
Report from the first meeting of the Scottish Forum on Social Isolation and Loneliness which is co-chaired by Befriending Networks and Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland
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Lessons from Befriending in the Time of COVID-19
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April 2021
Report published by Independent Age and The Mercer's Company
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Co-op Foundation Youth Loneliness Report
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April 2018
Co-op Foundation report on youth loneliness (16-25 year olds)
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Understanding Befriending: a study of befriending schemes for older people
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April 2021
Study commissioned by The Mercer's Company to understand what makes for good befriending and identify lessons for organsiations who support it.
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‘All The Lonely People’ Report by Mental Health Foundation
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May 2022
Report by the Mental Health Foundation published during Mental Health Awareness Week 2022
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Scottish Recovery Network | Run your own Recovery Conversation Café
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July 2021
Scottish Recovery Network share how to use a recovery conversation cafe approach
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What Works Wellbeing:Tackling Loneliness Review of Reviews
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October 2018
An overview of reviews: the effectiveness of interventions to address loneliness at all stages of the life-course
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Social Connections and Sight Loss
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June 2018
Report of Research by Royal Blind and Scottish War Blinded into links between vision impairment and loneliness
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