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LONELY-EU

LONELY-EU

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Welcome to the Loneliness in Europe (LONELY-EU) Website

LONELY-EU: solutions against loneliness and social isolation

The LONELY-EU project is all about tackling social isolation and loneliness (SIL) across Europe. It brings together experts from science, policy, and communication to create a unified EU-wide strategy. The goal is to connect stakeholders, share knowledge, and support better, evidence-based policies at every level — local to EU-wide.

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AIM 1

Understanding Socioeconomic Impacts and Outcomes

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AIM 2

Developing Evidence-Based Policies

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Aim 3

Building a European Network for Change

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 The project works across three pillars:

  1. Data & Research: Analyzing large data sets to map out the causes and effects of SIL.

  2. Policy & Monitoring: Creating a European SIL Index and using research to recommend effective solutions.

  3. Networking & Communication: Building a strong EU-wide SIL network and spreading the word to ensure lasting impact.

Backed by global organizations like WHO and OECD, LONELY-EU is set to make a real difference in building a more connected and resilient Europe.

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Findings from the EU Loneliness Study (EU-LS) show that lonely respondents are on average less likely to trust others.
Source: EU-wide loneliness survey (EU-LS), 2022
Adverse childhood conditions play a role in affecting loneliness, especially among younger respondents
Source: EU-wide loneliness survey (EU-LS), 2022
According to the EU Loneliness Study (EU-LS), around 13% of respondents report feeling lonely most or all of the time, while 36% report feeling lonely at least some of the time.
Source: EU-wide loneliness survey (EU-LS), 2022

The Lonely-EU Project

The Lonely-EU project is a Horizon 2020 funded project that has started on February 1st 2025 and will run for three years. The LONELY-EU consortium combines scientific expertise, policy expertise, and networking and communication expertise from a diverse array of EU nations. This consortium is guided by its Evidence-to-Action Advisory Board and supported by the WHO, OECD, and other global entities.

Our mission

The LONELY-EU project tackles the pressing societal issue of Social Isolation and Loneliness (SIL) across the EU through a unified strategy, engaging stakeholders at every level. LONELY-EU aims at facilitating the exchange of knowledge and practices, connecting SIL stakeholders, and supporting and encouraging decisionmakers to adopt targeted and evidence-based policies to prevent and mitigate SIL on local, regional, national, and EU levels.

External partners

We work together with World Health Organization (WHO), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

Findings from the EU Loneliness Study (EU-LS) show that lonely respondents are on average less likely to trust others.

Source: EU-wide loneliness survey (EU-LS), 2022

EKFuL-Jahrestagung „Einzeln, allein … einsam? Aspekte von Einsamkeit in Gesellschaft und Beratung“

Partners in the Project

The Lonely-EU project consists of a number of consortium partners that together form the project. Here you can see the institutions, the Work Package Leaders are shown on the Project Team Page

LONELY-EU connects researchers, policymakers, and practitioners to develop targeted, effective solutions for reducing social isolation and loneliness, improving well-being across European communities.

Articles, Research, Background information & links

Here you will find an overview of our latest articles.

 

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