UK Youth (Belong Collective) · 2022
This report explores how youth organisations have adapted their approaches to supporting young people facing loneliness in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. It finds that youth organisations have been at the forefront of tackling youth loneliness—developing digital offers, expanding detached youth work, building cross-sector partnerships, and creating inclusive and identity-led activities. The research highlights that young people want a more central role in designing and leading solutions, including peer-led groups, youth participation forums, and community events. The report makes policy and practice recommendations for funders, policy-makers, and youth sector leaders to invest in and empower youth organisations and young people as key agents in tackling loneliness.