15 October 2018

Effectiveness of interventions to address loneliness- overview of evidence

An overview of reviews: the effectiveness of interventions to address loneliness at all stages of the life-course
What Works Wellbeing October 2018
  • This review examines the evidence from 14 studies around ways to tackle the effects of loneliness. Interventions identified were leisure activities, social and community interventions, therapies, befriending, educational approaches, and system wide approaches but there are large gaps in the evidence base.