3.7m over-16s in Britain often or always feel lonely, ONS finds

Proportion who say they are lonely has risen from one in 20 early in pandemic last spring to one in 14Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAlmost one in 14 people aged 16 or over in Great Britain say they are lonely, up 40% since last spring, according to the Office for National Statistics.Between April and May last year one in 20 people aged 16-plus surveyed said they felt lonely “often” or “always”, and that increased significantly between October and February this year to a proportion equating to 3.7 million people. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/apr/07/37m-over-16s-in-britain-often-or-always-feel-lonely-ons-finds #loneliness #mental_health #health #society #uk_news