Nov 28, 2018 | Blog
By Dr Michelle H Lim 28 November, 2018 The Australian Government has announced in its budget $46 million towards the community visitors scheme which is designed to reduce loneliness in older adults. Recently, Tracey Crouch was appointed the United Kingdom’s first...
Nov 19, 2018 | Blog
Andrew Bickerdike20 November 2018Helping give people the skills to build and sustain the meaningful relationships they need is at the heart of what we do at Relationships Australia, and we believe this work is part of the answer to tackling Australia’s loneliness...
Nov 12, 2018 | Blog
By Dr Tegan Cruwys and Associate Professor Genevieve Dingle14 November 2018Most GPs struggle with the so-called “frequent attenders”: the 10 per cent of patients who account for as many as 50 per cent of appointments[i]. These patients typically have complex and...
Nov 6, 2018 | Blog
Hugh Mackay7 November, 2018The deepest truth about human beings also happens to be the sweetest and noblest truth about us: we are social beings. We absolutely need each other. We depend utterly on neighbourhoods, communities, families, groups of all kinds to nurture...
Oct 30, 2018 | Blog
Alison Brook31 October 2018Australia is in the midst of a loneliness crisis, with many in our population experiencing a deficit of social connection. That is, they do not enjoy sufficient meaningful relationships in their lives to sustain and nurture them,...
