In a guest blog for Age Concern New Zealand, Coalition to End Loneliness member Driving Mss Daisy discuss how their service works to combat social isolation and loneliness. They write:
Loneliness is indiscriminate. There is an abundance of research on this subject in New Zealand and young people are just as likely to feel lonely as older generations. The level of loneliness in this country is escalating and as anyone who has ever experienced it will agree, the feeling can seem insurmountable once it settles into our lives. This has certainly been exacerbated over the last two years with intermittent lockdowns and peoples’ fear of viruses in our community…read the full blog.