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Social connection linked to improved health and reduced risk of early death

The World Health Organization (WHO) Commission on Social Connection has released its global report revealing that 1 in 6 people worldwide is affected by loneliness, with significant impacts on health and well-being.

How social prescribing offers a social cure for loneliness

Social prescribing is a healthcare model designed to reduce loneliness and improve individuals’ health by addressing unmet social needs.

A systematic review of longitudinal risk and protective factors for loneliness in youth

This systematic literature review identifies and narratively synthesizes longitudinal studies of risk and protective factors for loneliness in children and adolescents aged below 25 years.

State of the Nation Report 2023 Social Connection in Australia: A Deep-Dive into Loneliness and Social Isolation

The aim of this study is to understand the distribution of social health across the Australian population and examine the relationships between loneliness and social isolation and community knowledge, stigma, physical and mental health, health

Why do we feel lonely? A longitudinal study using the data from the State of the Nation Report

A deep dive into how different life circumstances contribute to persistent loneliness and social isolation.

Young men’s anxiety presentations to Australian ambulance services

Young men experiencing anxiety risk traversing traditional norms of masculinity, a tension that contributes to under-diagnosis – and, by extension, under-treatment. Within this context, young men frequently present to ambulance services with acute psychosomatic anxiety