A woman has turned a rundown blacksmith’s into a hub for people in a bid to tackle loneliness and isolation. Belinda Gardiner turned the old forge in Clydach, Swansea, into a hub for the community after a chance conversation with her daughter Rhian. She was living and working in Australia when she first heard about […]
In a bustling kitchen at a Toronto-area community health centre, Hayfa Mousa pauses as she reflects on the last seven years of her life. Her eyes fill as she recalls the stress and isolation she felt before finally finding community and calm. Originally from Iraq, the 56-year-old cares for an adult daughter who underwent a heart transplant. The Stonegate […]
Australia’s health professionals are falling behind when it comes to addressing their patients’ social problems such as loneliness and isolation, which can have hugely negative consequences on overall health and wellbeing. With 20 per cent of patients consulting their GP for what are essentially social problems, medication is not always the answer. Social prescribing is […]
