There are an estimated 12.6 million 10 to 25 year olds living in the UK today. According to a recent Co-op Foundation survey (One Small Step research), 71% of them are lonely at least occasionally, while 15% - almost 1.9 million - are chronically lonely (lonely often or always). This is a rise of almost 400,000 from August 2020.

This workshop will support attendees to develop their understanding of youth loneliness and isolation, as well as exploring ways to help the young people they work with begin to tackle it.