French postal workers are checking on elderly customers weekly for a monthly fee of €19.90. The service, called Veiller Sur Mes Parents, started in 2017 and includes delivering medicines, books, and hot meals. The convergence of two major social changes in France resulted in a single solution. The first concerns the country’s 73,000 postal workers […]
Over 9 million people in the UK suffer from loneliness, which can lead to illness and premature death. The appointment of a “loneliness minister” aims to develop a national strategy to address social isolation and its causes. In the US, 42.6 million adults over 45 experience chronic loneliness. More than nine million people in the […]
Loneliness is becoming an epidemic, with 40% of Americans identifying as alone. It is linked to physical, emotional, and psychological problems, and isolated individuals are more likely to die within seven years. There is no single cure, but creating more structure and forging new bonds can help. Being in a meaningful relationship is a better […]
