Almost Half Our Young Australians Are Lonely

Almost half our young Australians are lonely

There’s more we should be doing in Australia to address loneliness among young people and more broadly, experts say.

Young Australians are silently enduring a loneliness crisis

A generation of young people in Australia is silently grappling with a loneliness crisis.Fresh research released today has laid bare the staggering level of isolation felt by people aged between 15 and 35.According to a report shared by peak body Ending Loneliness Together, one in seven young people in Australia is enduring "persistent loneliness".READ MORE: One dead after Legionnaires' disease outbreak in SydneyThis is when the feeling of lon…

Young Aussies silently grappling with loneliness crisis

New research reveals loneliness is impacting young Australians' health and costing the economy $2.7 billion a year.

More than 2 in 5 young Australians are lonely, our new report shows. This is what could help

Sydney, Jul 31 (The Conversation) Loneliness is not a word often associated with young people. We tend to think of our youth as a time spent with family, friends and being engaged with school and work activities. Loneliness is an experience we may be more likely to associate with older people. In a new report looking at loneliness in young Australians, we found 43 per cent of people aged 15 to 25 feel lonely. That’s more than two in five young p…