Thinktank reports epidemic of loneliness among England’s ‘disconnected’ young

September 1, 2026 · 7:00 am 1 sources

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• Thinktank reports epidemic of loneliness among England’s ‘disconnected’ young
  The Guardian · September 1, 2026 07:00
  Youth club closures, unaffordable housing and social media cited as factors contributing to a sharp decline in wellbeing The number of young people with no close friends has risen fivefold since 2014 as a result of growing up in a “bleak world” dominated by austerity, the pandemic and social…