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Beautiful therapy dogs bring smiles to the faces of residents in north Wales care home
Residents at a dementia care home in Wales were treated to a visit from some furry friends this week as part of their therapy.
How we learned to be lonely
In the early days of the pandemic, many of us got used to solitude. It’s a habit we need to break.
Action, not pity, needed to address Australians’ loneliness, mental health advocates say
Phil McAuliffe established himself as The Loneliness Diplomat in 2018 and The Loneliness Guy in 2020 after going through his own bout of loneliness while working as a diplomat for the Australian government in Korea.
Teen’s inspirational idea to run tech lessons for older people
Fourteen-year-old Mya Taylor from Christchurch has become her nan’s very own ‘techspert, “like most people my age”, she says.
Connect for wellbeing!
Our Coalition partners Carers New Zealand have launched the WeConnect discovery portal to help people to explore, reflect, and find things to do locally or via the internet.
Feeling lonely? What we want from our relationships can change with age
Older people in particular may have certain relationship expectations that have gone overlooked in efforts to measure and fight loneliness.