Thinktank reports epidemic of loneliness among England’s ‘disconnected’ young

Thinktank reports epidemic of loneliness among England’s ‘disconnected’ young

Youth club closures, unaffordable housing and social media cited as factors contributing to a sharp decline in wellbeing The number of young people with no close friends has risen fivefold since 2014 as a result of growing up in a “bleak world” dominated by austerity, the pandemic and social media. New research paints a sobering picture of how 11- to 24-year-olds in England are increasingly lonely, isolated and “disconnected” from themselves, peers and wider society. Continue reading...

By Denis Campbell Health policy editor