Loneliness Is a Public Health Emergency. Here’s What Helps, According to Experts

by Andrew Baird | Jun 1, 2022 | Media

Experts have found that the pandemic did make Americans slightly more lonely—but loneliness levels were already dire enough to pose a threat to mental and physical health. Here’s what you need to know about loneliness and how to address it in your own life.

Amerigroup and Pyx Health Launch Effort to Combat Loneliness and Social Isolation Across Texas

by Andrew Baird | May 23, 2022 | Press Releases

Amerigroup, one of Texas’ largest coordinators of managed healthcare benefits, and Pyx Health, a tech-enabled services company, are working together to combat loneliness and social isolation across Texas. The organizations are offering Texans an innovative technology...

New research from Mencap reveals widespread loneliness with almost a third of people with a learning disability struggling with their mental health and many unable to find support

by Andrew Baird | May 13, 2022 | Media

Mencap urges the Government to provide good quality, post-pandemic community support to prevent further social isolation and declining mental health.

People in debt are more lonely now than during the lockdown, charity warns

by Andrew Baird | May 9, 2022 | Media

People in debt are suffering rising levels of loneliness and isolation as the cost-of-living squeeze hits, Christians Against Poverty (CAP) has warned.

Understanding the effect of loneliness on unemployment: propensity score matching

by Andrew Baird | Apr 28, 2022 | Research Journals

Loneliness and unemployment are each detrimental to health and well-being. Recent evidence suggests a potential bidirectional relationship between loneliness and unemployment in working age individuals.