It’s not just our mental health at risk – prolonged social isolation can be as harmful to health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day.
By Jenny Tucker
The stats don’t lie. Loneliness is endemic in our society. According to the Office of National Statistics (ONS), around a quarter of adults (27%) report...
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