This backgrounder is intended to provide context for Cardus’s focus on loneliness and social isolation. Cardus research is intended not only to raise awareness and provide insight into a particular area of public life, but also to stimulate action and behavioural changes that have a positive impact on social flourishing.
Survey identifies pockets of resilience against isolation and loneliness in Canadian society.
A New Meaning for Cancel Culture
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Curing Our Moral Virus of Loneliness
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What The Doctor Ordered
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Big City in Training
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We Are Each Other’s
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Researchers are working on a pill for loneliness, as studies suggest the condition is worse than obesity
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Investing in family and faith to minimize social isolation
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Sense of Belonging Could Be the Best Medicine
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The growing problem of loneliness among young women
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Social isolation and loneliness in Canada
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UK launches new campaign to tackle loneliness
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Almost One Quarter of Canadians Experience Extreme Loneliness and Isolation
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A portrait of social isolation and loneliness in Canada today
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Does Canada Need a Minister of Loneliness?
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Extreme Social Isolation and Loneliness Affect Almost One Quarter of Canadians
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