Anna Chaplaincy reports that a recent World Health Organisation (WHO) report highlights that huge numbers of deaths (871,000) reported across the world during the research period can be attributed to loneliness, and that prolonged social isolation impacts a wide range of age groups and people in differing circumstances. Yet, challenge and opportunity are included in the report too: community initiatives and personal strategies are recommended but, there is no mention of the significant role that all faith communities, including the Church, have to play in these.
From Loneliness to Social Connection: Launch of a WHO Report, Anna Chaplaincy UK, https://www.annachaplaincy.org.uk/post/from-loneliness-to-social-connection-launch-of-a-who-report
