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“We must ensure no one is left adrift as we adjust to life after lockdown”

Forty-one per cent of adults feel lonelier since lockdown began

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I was so lonely, I broke down in the middle of a university lecture

Student Rhianydd opens up about being young and lonely

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Tragic stories, clean clothes and biscuits

Life inside a shelter for the homeless in freezing weather

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Lonely and left behind: loneliness report 2020

Lonely and left behind: the pandemic's impact on loneliness

Our new report highlights the ways people have been affected

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4 minutes
JB Gill at the launch of 'A Million Hands'

Our Kindness Champions: one year on

Since our campaign launched, 12,000 Scouts have signed up as Kindness Champions. Here’s what they’ve been doing

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The students carrying out kind acts while in lockdown

Our resources have helped students practice kindness to others and themselves

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3 minutes
A teacher and her class show off their British Red Cross Power of Kindness workbooks

Teachers and children feel the power of kindness

Tens of thousands of children learning about kindness through a free British Red Cross teaching resource. Find out why so many schools are excited to be part of this new initiative.

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Why loneliness affects so many disabled people

Living with a disability can create barriers to building social connections. Matt and Graham tell us their stories, and how we helped them turn things around.

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