Thinktank reports epidemic of loneliness among England’s ‘disconnected’ young
‘Young people in England are becoming dramatically more isolated from one another,’ the IPPR said. Photograph: Ievgen Chabanov/AlamyView image in fullscreen‘Young people in England are becoming dramatically more isolated from one another,’ the IPPR said. The number saying they had that many friends fell from 85% in 2012-14 to 72% in 2023-25, IPPR found.View image in fullscreenThe popularity of TikTok and the the rise of doomscrolling were described as factors contributing to disconnection.
- ▪‘Young people in England are becoming dramatically more isolated from one another,’ the IPPR said.
- ▪Photograph: Ievgen Chabanov/AlamyView image in fullscreen‘Young people in England are becoming dramatically more isolated from one another,’ the IPPR said.
- ▪The number saying they had that many friends fell from 85% in 2012-14 to 72% in 2023-25, IPPR found.View image in fullscreenThe popularity of TikTok and the the rise of doomscrolling were described as factors contributing to disconnection.
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‘Young people in England are becoming dramatically more isolated from one another,’ the IPPR said. Photograph: Ievgen Chabanov/AlamyView image in fullscreen‘Young people in England are becoming dramatically more isolated from one another,’ the IPPR said. Photograph: Ievgen Chabanov/AlamyYoung peopleNumber of young people with no close friends has soared since 2014 in EnglandData paints sobering picture of 11- to 24-year-olds growing up in ‘bleak world’ shaped by pandemic and social mediaDenis Campbell Health policy editorTue 1 Sep 2026 03.00 EDTLast modified on Tue 1 Sep 2026 06.00 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThe 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…
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