Triggers for Loneliness
- Submitted by: Rhoda Grant, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour.
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 February 2017
- Motion reference: S5M-03950
- Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, 21 March 2017
That the Parliament notes the growing interest in dealing with the problem of loneliness, including in areas of the Highlands and Islands; notes the launch of the Jo Cox Commission on Loneliness; welcomes the publication of Trapped in a bubble: An Investigation into the Triggers for Loneliness in the UK by the British Red Cross and the Co-operative Group; notes the biological, psychological and behavioural impacts of loneliness; believes that the problem of loneliness requires a society-wide response, and notes the calls on the Scottish Government and others to take action on this issue.
Supported by:
Jackie Baillie, Jeremy Balfour, Claudia Beamish, Colin Beattie, Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Donald Cameron, Alex Cole-Hamilton, Bob Doris, Neil Findlay, John Finnie, Kenneth Gibson, Johann Lamont, Monica Lennon, John Mason, Liam McArthur, Edward Mountain, Douglas Ross, Colin Smyth