Why is loneliness important?
Loneliness varies among individuals; some experience it occasionally, while others face chronic loneliness. Prolonged or severe loneliness can heighten the risk of physical conditions like dementia and mental health issues such as stress, anxiety, and depression.
Often feeling lonely isn’t talked about. We want to change that!
We can understand that holidays, such as Christmas can often heighten feeling lonely.
Calder & Ryburn’s loneliness drop in
On 20th December, Millie and Caitlyn arranged a drop in at Foundry Street Community Centre to allow people a warm space to socialise and meet local services who run groups in the area. People were allowed time and space to speak to one another with a hot drink and a mince pie, as well as speak with the local services.
Services that attended were:
