>[!Quick Links]+ >- [[Effort - Learn more about Loneliness]] >- [[Loneliness in Students]] >- [[Salford SU Tackling Loneliness Strategy (TLS)]] ## Understanding Loneliness - [[Definition of Loneliness]] - [[What are the causes of loneliness]] - [[Loneliness statistics - who is most affected by loneliness]] - [[What is the impact of loneliness]] - [[Evaluating Loneliness]] - [[Addressing loneliness stigma]] ## Loneliness interventions and solutions - [[How can you spot loneliness]] - [[How can you address loneliness as an individual]] - [[How can you address loneliness as a group or charity]] - [[Salford SU Tackling Loneliness Strategy (TLS)]] Interventions 1. Supporting students sense of connection 2. Involving students and staff - work with others to understand student connection 3. A system for addressing loneliness. Not about maladaptive individual. Requires structural, interpersonal and individual level. 1. education, open discussions and communications 2. EDI - [[how loneliness impacts minoritised groups]] 3. Gateway infrastructure. Accommodation and campus. 4. A culture of designing courses with social connection in mind. 5. Supporting social connection and addressing loneliness - [[Addressing loneliness stigma]] - [[Critique of loneliness interventions]] - don't use deficit model. ## Evaluation of interventions - [[How can you evaluate loneliness]] - [[Loneliness Theory of Change.canvas|Loneliness Theory of Change]] and [[Loneliness theory of change notes]] --- ## Loneliness Articles and Papers - See *[[Effort - Learn more about Loneliness#Reference]]* ## Sector organisations - [[Loneliness-related Events, Meetings etc]] - [[Campaign to End Loneliness]] - [[Co-op Foundation]] - [[Lonely Not Alone seminar 11.10.2023]] - [[Wonkhe]] - [[Source - Jo Cox Commission on Loneliness by Wikipedia]] - [[World Health Organisation]] - [[WHO Report on Social Connection]] - --- ## See also - [[Anxiety]] - [[Nostalgia’s Unexpected Etymology Explains Why It Can Feel So Painful]]- useful resources on how loneliness can be combined with other feelings, and how English doesn't have the words to describe these feelings. - [['Belonging' and 'loneliness' have different etymological origins]]