New Loneliness campaign launches
As part of Better Health: Every Mind Matters, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport is launching their next phase of Loneliness campaign activity today.
Feeling lonely is something that all of us can experience at any point and it can have a huge impact on our wellbeing. It’s important to remember that these feelings can pass and that there are lots of ways we can help each other too.
This campaign, focussing on those aged 16-34, will encourage people to ‘Lift Someone Out of Loneliness’, through simple, low cost actions to help someone who may be feeling lonely, knowing that this is likely to help them feel less lonely too.
The campaign, which is being supported by Mental Health Ambassador Dr. Alex George, is pointing people towards the Every Mind Matters loneliness webpage, where there is advice for ways to help yourself or others who may be feeling lonely, and suggested support routes.
The England-only campaign is running now until mid-March 2023. Thanks so much to those who have reached out to support so far, spreading this message, building a national conversation and helping to reduce the stigma of loneliness.
A range of Loneliness campaign resources and assets are available to download now from the Campaign Resource Centre including a toolkit, suggested social media copy and a variety of digital assets. Unfortunately, we are unable to send printed assets to stakeholders via post.
If you would like to show your support for the campaign’s launch today, then please feel free to re-share the following posts from DCMS in collaboration with Dr Alex on your channels.
For further information on the DCMS Every Mind Matters: Loneliness campaign, please contact campaigns@dcms.gov.uk
If you’re feeling lonely, search ‘Every Mind Matters’ for free support and advice or go to the Every Mind Matters loneliness webpage.