This meeting calls on every WI and the NFWI to work alongside health and social care providers and their local communities to raise awareness of the causes and impacts of loneliness, thus ensuring better identification of lonely people in order to be able to offer them the appropriate support and assistance
At the annual Meeting in June 2017, delegates voted in support of the NFWI’s resolution to ‘alleviate loneliness’ which aims to ensure that people who are lonely, or at risk of loneliness, are identified at the earliest possible opportunity and have access to the support and assistance they need. Our Link Together campaign seeks to inspire WI members to take action within their Institutes and federations and raise the profile of the issue with local health services.
New Campaign Toolkit!
- Download the Link Together Campaign Toolkit here or contact the Public Affairs Department at pa@nfwi.org.uk to request a paper copy.
Did you know?
| Loneliness is reported by: | |||||
 28% of new mums |
 1.2 million people over the age of 65 |
 32% of people with long-term health conditions |
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| However: 75% of people who are lonely do not know where to turn to for support |
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