24 Jun 2020

Covid-19 lockdown exacerbates loneliness - report

From First Up, 5:36 am on 24 June 2020

A new report published today by the Helen Clark Foundation says that the Covid-19 lockdown exacerbated the risks of loneliness in New Zealand. The report recommends supporting communities organisations, bringing high speed internet to social housing and boosting frontline mental health services amongst other measures designed to combat loneliness Deputy Director Holly Walker is the author of the report she joined Indira Stewart earlier.