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Loneliness: Social Services

Asked by Paul DaviesLabourDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled Answered 13 January 2025UIN 21899

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help (a) reduce the stigma associated with and (b) encourage more people to seek help for loneliness.

Answered by Stephanie Peacock

To reduce the stigma associated with loneliness and to encourage people to seek help, the government provides advice through the Better Health: Every Mind Matters campaign’s advice pages.

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