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Alone in the crowd
— loneliness and diversity | | Corporate Author | Campaign to End Loneliness; Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation |
| Publisher | Campaign to End Loneliness; Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, London, 2014 |
| Pages | 52 pp |
| Source | Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation UK, 50 Hoxton Square, London N1 6PB. |
| Keywords | Loneliness ; Isolation ; Services ; Informal care ; Sexual orientation ; Residents [care homes] ; Dementia ; Alcoholism ; Cancer ; Deaf-blind ; Physical disabilities ; Ethnic groups. |
| Annotation | Anyone can become lonely, but some circumstances and some characteristics seem to leave us particularly vulnerable to loneliness. There are some common transitions - for example relationship breakdown, redundancy, retirement, or decline in health - which can trigger a sudden change in circumstances and a downward spiral into loneliness. This collection of ten essays is written by the leaders of organisations working with groups who are at increased risk of loneliness: alcoholics; carers; people diagnosed with cancer; older lesbians, gays and bisexuals (LGBs); care home residents; minority ethnic groups; people with dementia or mental health problems; and older disabled people such as those with sight problems. The essays aim to help us understand better who experiences loneliness, what particular challenges they may face, and how the loneliness of these individuals could be alleviated. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-1505080002 B |
| Classmark | DV: TP: I: P6: ES6: KX: EA: ETA: CK: BYD: BN: TK |
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