Themeweek Loneliness – Volkswagen Stiftung
Almost a week ago we had the pleasure to be invited to the Volkswagen foundation theme week on loneliness. In the beautiful Schloss HerrenHausen in Hanover there were 4 symposia…
How to Reduce Loneliness
What is Loneliness and what can you do? Written by Hannah-Sophie Schmidt & Yixin Tang Loneliness, defined as the perceived gap between one’s actual and desired social relationships, is a…
Definition of Loneliness
Written by Hannah-Sophie Schmidt & Yixin Tang Everyone can feel lonely Almost everyone has probably felt lonely at some point in their lives, perhaps after moving to a new place,…
LINDA Magazine dedicates issue 250 to Loneliness
LINDA. , the Netherlands’ leading women’s magazine, dedicated its landmark 250th edition to the theme of loneliness. Loneliness is often seen as a personal issue, but it's actually a widespread…
The most important risk factors of loneliness
Written bij Hannah-Sophie Schmidt In this article we describe some of the most important risk factors of loneliness. There are more factors than the ones mentioned here and we could…
Loneliness Hearing in the European Parliament
Early November, a so-called expert hearing took place in the European Parliament in Brussels on the subject of 'Loneliness'. Figure 1 Experts from left to right: Beatrice D'Hombres, Pamala Qualter,…