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Monthly Tea Parties: A Model For Tackling Social Isolation
Social isolation amongst older people had always concerned Swedish businessman Robert Gyll, but he’d never been able to find anything which he thought provided a practical solution to the problem in his native Sweden.
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Contact the Elderly welcomes government announcement of £20 million fund to help tackle loneliness
Through our work with thousands of the most isolated older people in the UK, we know how widespread the problem of loneliness is, and how damaging it can be for people's physical and mental wellbeing.
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Ina's story
Ina had been struggling with loneliness since her husband John died in 2002.
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Contact the Elderly announces new CEO
Trustees and staff are delighted welcome Meryl Davies as new CEO.
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Contact the Elderly (now Re-engage) launches new film 'Break the Silence'
New data from Contact the Elderly suggests the loneliness epidemic is particularly acute in January.
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A proven solution to loneliness
We celebrate UN International Day of Older Persons
By Re-engage