Social isolation is defined as a complete or near-complete lack of contact with people and society.

Owing to its profound negative impact on health and wellbeing, reducing social isolation is a key priority for many local authorities.

We recently explored the experiences of carers to:

• Understand the causes of social isolation for carers
• Identify what carers need to prevent or manage social isolation
• Explore the wider impacts of caring responsibilities.

Read more:

Insight Research - Social Isolation in Carers Case Study