Neighbourhood approaches to loneliness

This three-year action research programme looks at how community activities could contribute to the well-being of people at risk of or experiencing loneliness; how they could play a central role in this activity; and how this involvement could in turn enhance community well-being.

Overview

This programme will:

• support and facilitate community activity to address loneliness amongst people in four neighbourhoods within the districts of Bradford (Bradford Moor and Denholme) and York (Carr Estate, Acomb and New Earswick)
• look to increase the security, independence and well-being of people at risk of or experiencing loneliness.

We aim to:

• explore what people who are experiencing or at risk of loneliness think they can do to change their situation;
• work with local communities and providers to adopt approaches and innovations that reflect this;
• influence the willingness of others in the neighbourhood to engage and contribute; and
• capture and share lessons in ways which are meaningful, enduring and replicable.

Want to know more?

For more detail about this programme, read the Investigations summary. If you want to get involved, read out leaflet.

Key Links

• The Campaign to End Loneliness
• The Lonely Society? (Mental Health Foundation report)