by Louise Rees | Nov 10, 2022 | Loneliness, News Media
Connections Matter, a report by KPMG Australia in collaboration with the Groundswell Foundation, reveals the prevalence of loneliness in Australia. Key findings are: Loneliness is experienced by more than one quarter of Australians and most Australianswill experience...
by Louise Rees | Oct 31, 2022 | Loneliness
Australian non-profit organisation Advocare discuss the issue of carer loneliness here, and offer suggestions for carers who are affected. Carers in New Zealand also experience high rates of loneliness. Visit the Carers New Zealand website for information and support....
by Louise Rees | Oct 18, 2022 | Loneliness, News Media
Sometimes another person is not the best protection against loneliness. Those single people who love being single–what are they really like? I’ve been studying people powerfully drawn to single life for many years. I call them “Single at...
by Louise Rees | Sep 30, 2022 | Loneliness, News Media
Summary: Loneliness, restless sleep, and unhappiness have a significant effect on biological aging, a new study reports. Molecular damage accumulates and contributes to the development of aging-related frailty and serious diseases. In some people these molecular...
by Louise Rees | Sep 5, 2022 | Loneliness, News Media
One in four Australian adults feel lonely, and the impacts can be dire. Loneliness increases our risks of depression, diabetes, dementia, self-harm and suicide. But likening it to a disease and proposals to treat it with a pill miss the point: we’ve been building for...
