# Jo Cox Commission on Loneliness

## Metadata
- Author: wikipedia.org
- Full Title: Jo Cox Commission on Loneliness
- Category: #Source/articles
- URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo_Cox_Commission_on_Loneliness
## Highlights
- The report made clear that government alone would not be able to solve the problem of loneliness, with the commission also calling for action from other public sector leaders, business leaders, community and volunteer groups and regular citizens.[[3]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo_Cox_Commission_on_Loneliness#cite_note-NA2020-3)[[5]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo_Cox_Commission_on_Loneliness#cite_note-5) [[4]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo_Cox_Commission_on_Loneliness#cite_note-finalreport-4) ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01h8yxph99v7bgnb2bwr20h927))
- *The Jo Cox Foundation* still works on the problem of loneliness in partnership with government and with other charities ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01h8yxpwx48nnq7ehxagnjtkyj))
- UK government became the first in the world to publish a loneliness reduction strategy ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01h8yxyqdsevjmxwmf24vdte0w))
- encourage "social prescribing" by front line doctors ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01h8yxz44avb1h0f5g86tcc0xc))