According to the World Health Organisation, high-quality social connections are essential to our mental and physical health and our well-being. Social isolation and loneliness are important, yet neglected, social determinants for people of all ages – including older people.
Social isolation and loneliness are widespread, with an estimated 1 in 4 older people experiencing social isolation and between 5 and 15 per cent of adolescents experiencing loneliness. A large body of research shows that social isolation and loneliness have a serious impact on physical and mental health, quality of life, and longevity. The effect of social isolation and loneliness on mortality is comparable to that of other well-established risk factors such as smoking, obesity, and physical inactivity.
ELA's Pastoral Committee has organised a webinar by the Marmalade Trust which will discuss:
- What is loneliness?
- Who is affected?
- Types of loneliness.
- Key life indicators.
- Prevalence.
- How it impacts on health and wellbeing?
- Three step approach.
- Top tips and resources.
We welcome members to submit questions in advance of this webinar, please submit your question by clicking this link.
The Marmalade Trust is a leading loneliness charity, which was started in 2013 by a health care professional. They are experts in their field and love sharing their knowledge to help others. They have a normalising approach to viewing loneliness.
They do not believe that loneliness is something you should be ashamed of and yet there remains so much negative connotation surrounding it. Loneliness is a normal human emotion, one we are all likely to experience at some point in our lives. It may be starting a new school, moving to a new city, becoming a parent, or bereavement that triggers the feelings of loneliness – but its normal. We are human beings; we need social contact. We need to stop stigmatising loneliness and begin to understand it.
Fees
- Free of charge
This webinar will be held on Zoom.
If you are unable to make the date, please register if you would like to receive the ‘on demand’ recording of this webinar.
Once you have booked, you will receive an email containing the login details for the online event, please ela [at] elaweb.org.uk (contact us) if you have any queries.
If you are not a current member of ELA and would like to join and attend this event (or any other events), please email ela [at] elaweb.org.uk (ela[at]elaweb[dot]org[dot]uk) or telephone 01895 256972 and we will be happy to bring you into membership and reserve your place at this event.