Loneliness and Connected Communities Why Wales needs a new approach to tackling loneliness June 13, 2024 by cuwpadmin Loneliness is bad for us. It’s so detrimental that in 2023 the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared loneliness a pressing global health threat because of the growing, and startling, body of evidence demonstrating just how bad loneliness is for human health and wellbeing. Research has associated loneliness with increased risks of dementia by 50%, stroke […] Read more »
Environment and Net Zero Loneliness and Connected Communities Tackling Inequalities Hidden poverty in Welsh communities June 3, 2024 by cuwpadmin Poverty is sometimes depicted as a primarily urban phenomenon but there is financial hardship in all regions and geographies in Wales. One in five (21%) of the Welsh population are living in relative income poverty; an even greater proportion are going without essentials. Three in ten people (31%) are struggling to heat their homes, and […] Read more »
Loneliness and Connected Communities Less resilient communities around Wales face extra challenges May 30, 2024 by cuwpadmin New research identifies additional challenges faced by communities at the margins. Following the publication of the Wales Community Assets Index and the Wales Community Resilience Index, Building Communities Trust’s (BCT) Policy Officer, Eleri Williams, explores what these linked but separate indexes tell us about the challenges faced by ‘Less Resilient’ communities in Wales and where […] Read more »
Loneliness and Connected Communities Tackling Inequalities Q and A with Kathryn Williams, PhD intern March 7, 2024 by cuwpadmin We caught up with Kathryn Williams who has recently spent three months as a PhD intern with WCPP. Kathryn is an ESRC funded PhD student in the School of Social Science at Cardiff University. 1. Overall, how have you found your time at the Centre? I have enjoyed working in the Centre and have been […] Read more »
Children and Families Loneliness and Connected Communities Tackling Inequalities Let's talk about poverty stigma November 8, 2023 by cuwpadmin Poverty stigma – what is it, where does it come from and why are we working on it? “Having no money, having no food, it goes onto your mental health then makes that bad because you’re always constantly worrying about whether you’re going to get your gas and electric”. "I was mortified when I had […] Read more »
Loneliness and Connected Communities Working together to tackle loneliness and isolation June 12, 2023 by cuwpadmin In February 2020, the Welsh Government published its first ever strategy to tackle loneliness and social isolation - “Connected Communities”. We have probably all experienced these feelings at some point in our lives, but when they become long-term and entrenched, they can have a huge impact on our physical and mental wellbeing. And 'although loneliness […] Read more »
Loneliness and Connected Communities What does 'blended' digital and face-to-face provision mean for access to services during the cost-of-living crisis? November 8, 2022 by cuwpadmin The cost-of-living crisis is making access to community-based wellbeing services ever more important for an increasing number of people. These services – from advice, advocacy and support services to leisure and cultural organisations – are critical in supporting our immediate and long-term wellbeing. As highlighted during the pandemic, they save lives in times of crisis. […] Read more »
Loneliness and Connected Communities New insight into loneliness in Wales October 11, 2021 by cuwpadmin New analysis by the Wales Centre for Public Policy gives important new insights into how different characteristics can multiply people’s risk of loneliness. Until now, we have had a good understanding of how one characteristic or another, such as disability, poverty or age, influenced the chances of someone being lonely. We can now see how […] Read more »
Loneliness and Connected Communities A pandemic called loneliness September 2, 2021 by cuwpadmin When I was asked to attend the event on ‘Tackling loneliness in Wales through the pandemic and beyond’ as a representative for my organisation (Carmarthenshire County Council), I thought it was because I was a care home manager for older adults, and when we hear the word ‘loneliness’ we automatically think of the older generation […] Read more »
Loneliness and Connected Communities No Fault Evictions: Striking a Good Balance November 8, 2019 by cuwpadmin Should landlords be able to evict their tenants without giving a reason? It is a question that is attracting increasing attention in Wales. At the moment, a landlord can break contract with their tenant at any time, provided they give 2 months notice. This is commonly referred to as a ‘no-fault eviction’ or as a […] Read more »
