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Hub of Hope
Database for loneliness resources/mental health support
Mind
Loneliness resource, living with loneliness and support guide
Campaign to End Loneliness
Aimed at older people but may provide useful practical advice
Campaign to End Loneliness
PDF resource
Reach Out
Practical tips for loneliness
WonkHE report
Amplification of Student Loneliness during COVID report
University of Exeter
Beacon Project research
The Times Higher Education
2018 article on loneliness
Let’s Talk Loneliness
Resources map
Let’s Talk Loneliness
Article from UK Youth
Tackling Youth Loneliness
Aimed at care leavers
Traffic light system
Students suffering with anxiety are perhaps more prone to feeling lonely and isolated as a result, and so we have created a traffic light system with a few suggestions of different levels of activity depending on your level of anxiety. You can use this as a template to create your own traffic light system.
Red:
Yoga in room
Add people on your course on Facebook/Insta and start a chat
Get in touch with support services at Uni
Engage in your favourite ‘self care’ activity
Socially isolating facebook group
Call a friend or family member
Amber:
Go on a walk of surrounding area (Accessible Alternative – sit in your back garden or find a bench in the park)
Have a socially distanced cuppa
Listen to a podcast/music on a walk
Call a friend or family member
Green:
Cook dinner with flatmates
Call a friend or family member
Go to socially distanced/virtual sessions with a new club/society
Go for a socially distanced drink in a student bar/cafe