Everything the consortium has built that you can look something up in. The two explorers run inside this page; the rest are pages on this site. They are the same applications published on lonelinessineurope.eu, running here so you do not have to leave the site to use them.
LONELY-EU Item Explorer
The measurement landscape, item by item. Useful if you are choosing an instrument, writing a methods section or deciding what goes into a protocol.
LONELY-EU Evidence Explorer
Dynamic evidence on loneliness and its socioeconomic correlates across Europe.
EU Loneliness Explorer: prevalence across Europe, published on the public site. Open it
Add an approach
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What you submit, and give permission to publish, appears in the registry below with a title, a short description and a citation. Use the same email address as your Ties account and the entry attaches to your profile by itself. Your name, organisation and email address are never published.
The registry
What has been tried, by whom, and how well it was evaluated. Every entry sits next to its evidence status.
69 approaches, from 24 countries.
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One Roof, Two Generations
Seniors host students in their homes during the academic year. It's a win-win exchange that allows students to benefit from cheaper housing and seniors to no longer be alone at home, reassured by a…
Older adults (65+) · Children and young people
Active Sofia 65+
Active Sofia 65+ is a project implemented by Multi Kulti Collective that addresses loneliness among Bulgarians and migrants aged 65+ through weekly in-person activities organised in Sofia and led by facilitators, trainers, and volunteers.…
Older adults (65+) · Migrants and refugees
Associação Coração Amarelo
Yellow Heart Association
Voluntary support for elderly people experiencing loneliness and/or isolation in their homes or in institutions.
Older adults (65+)
Peer reviewed
Atbalsta grupa virtuālajā vidē
Support group in a virtual setting
Any parent or specialist can ask a question, including anonymously, and receive answers (also anonymous). The group is moderated to prevent discrimination, intolerance, and the posting of misleading information.
Older adults (65+) · Children and young people · People with disabilities · Carers
Atbalsta grupas vecākiem, kuru bērniem ir ekstremāli sarežģīta uzvedība
Support groups for parents whose children have extremely challenging behaviour
Parents whose children have extremely challenging behaviour often experience pronounced loneliness, stigmatisation, and also indirect social exclusion. In everyday life they face judgemental looks, misunderstandings in educational institutions, and limited opportunities to take part…
Children and young people · Carers
Atviros nuotolinės paskaitos ketvirtadieniais
Open remote lectures on Thursdays
Every Thursday we regularly invite seniors to join remotely on the Zoom platform to listen to lecturers' talks on various topics – from health to culture and computer literacy. The lectures are interactive: participants…
Older adults (65+) · Rural and remote communities
Brunnenstunde
Bring in an online space people organising events together to exchange ideas how to make events for lonely people better for people to connect.What it sets out to doConnect the organisers and small initiativesWho…
General population
Buddies für Hausbesuche
Buddies for home visits
In June there are information sessions for training for a visiting service. Training starts in autumn. The visiting-service training conveys, over five modules, practicalgroundwork for visiting older people and people affected by loneliness.The focus…
Older adults (65+)
Camera de socializare a varstnicilor din supermarket
The Seniors' Socialising Room in the Supermarket
What do seniors find in this space?We come to the neighbourhood with activities and friendship! Every day, our volunteers are there for you and offer:A comfortable space for conversation, relaxation and leisure timeFree, varied…
Older adults (65+)
Centrele de Socializare ale Seniorilor
The Seniors' Socialising Centres
A programme for seniors from Bucharest and Ploiești who can get around independently and who are looking for various group socialising settings, informational activities, workshops etc. Beneficiaries of this programme can sign up weekly…
Older adults (65+)
Centru de Zi
Day Centre
The Day Centre's activities are run by employees of the CARP „Omenia” Association and Day Centre volunteers with skills in various fields, based on the organisation's own operating and development programmes.Activities carried out• Creative…
Older adults (65+)
Clubul Vocea Bunicilor
Grandparents' Voice Club
We set up 2 'Grandparents' Voice' Clubs in 2 rural areas of Romania, one with 50 participants and one with 30. Two or three times a month, or more often if needed, we organise…
Older adults (65+)
Create your own life
Chronic loneliness changes the brain in ways that make connecting seem impossible and that cannot be undone alone. Creatief Leven is a 8 week course of 2,5 hours lessons. Creatief Leven (Create your own…
General population
Peer reviewed
Cyprus Samaritans
We have 4 freecall listening centres open from 1600 to 2400 (2 x 4hour shifts) everyday of the year. Manned by volunteer trained listeners with 2 listeners available on each 4 hour shift. We…
General population
Digitale Teilhabe für Menschen 65+
Digital participation for people 65+
For over 13 years we have offered digital and in-person discussion groups — ‘Wir versilbern das Netz’ (‘We’re bringing the silver generation online’), the ABCs of smartphones, for people 65+. It's about meeting people,…
Older adults (65+)
Ecosystem of Care for Homeless Individuals, Families and Children
YMCA Malta provides an integrated ecosystem of care for people experiencing homelessness, including single adults, parents, families and children. Individuals can enter through referrals, outreach or our low-threshold Drop-In Centre, where immediate needs are…
Older adults (65+) · Children and young people · Migrants and refugees · Carers · LGBTQ+ communities · People experiencing poverty
Einsamkeitsbarometer
Loneliness Barometer
The Loneliness Barometer uses population-representative data to make visible the long-term development of the burden of loneliness among the population in Germany. It specifically looks at different life situations, risk and resilience factors, as…
General population
Elämänviisaus liikkeelle -innovaatiokilpailu
Life Wisdom in Motion Innovation Competition
The innovation competition seeks implementations, not just ideas, for increasing the inclusion of older people and reducing loneliness. The competition can be targeted at areas that are especially age-wise; areas where older people make…
Older adults (65+)
EMBRACE – Împuternicirea și construirea rezilienței în rândul copiilor
EMBRACE – Empowering and building resilience among children
The EMBRACE project includes training activities for professionals, socio-emotional workshops for children, initial and final assessments of needs and of the impact of the interventions, as well as the development of tools and educational…
Children and young people · Migrants and refugees · Carers · LGBTQ+ communities · Rural and remote communities · People experiencing poverty
Être présent
Being Present
Each volunteer listener responds, whether by phone, chat or email, to anyone contacting them who is in a state of distress, isolation, or any kind of hardship.
General population
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Policy briefs and publications
Consortium outputs, read live from the project’s Zenodo community. Put your ORCID on your profile and your own entries appear on your Publications tab automatically.
Tool 2026
Dynamic Evidence Explorer on Loneliness and Socioeconomic Correlates (LONELY-EU WP4 Technical Report)
Policy brief 2026
Poverty and Loneliness: Evidence and Policy Implications. LONELY-EU Policy Brief No. 6.
Policy brief 2026
Bridging the Gap between Research and Policy: The Next Big Questions in Loneliness Research. LONELY-EU Policy Brief No. 5
White paper 2026
The Next Big Questions in Loneliness Research: A White Paper
Policy brief 2026
Kick-starting the Dialogue: The Evidence-to-Action Board in LONELY-EU. LONELY-EU Policy Brief No. 1
Policy brief 2026
Europe's Loneliness Measurement Challenge: Building Evidence-Based Infrastructure. LONELY-EU Policy Brief No. 3
Policy brief 2026
Guidelines for formulating evidence-based policy recommendations on social isolation and loneliness. LONELY-EU Policy Brief No. 2
Policy brief 2026
The LONELY-EU Evidence Quality Rating System: A Framework for Reliable Loneliness Measurement in EU Policy. LONELY-EU Policy Brief No. 4
Read live from the LONELY-EU community on Zenodo and from work deposited under grant 101177225. Deposit it there and it appears here, and on the author's profile, without anyone re-entering it.
Network map
Where the network is, country by country, and where the ties across Europe are still thin. A member appears only if they asked to; map consent is opt-in and theirs to change at any time.
Events
Conferences, webinars, call deadlines and launches that bear on loneliness and social connection. Most of it is read from the calendars organisations publish themselves; the rest is put here by members. Everything is checked by a moderator before it appears, so the list is short on purpose.
September 2026
Restoring Social Connection in America: The Promise and Peril of Technology, Media, and Digital Life
Deficits of trust, empathy, and a sense of common purpose are defining characteristics of the current moment in America. Our social fabric is threadbare as deepening polarization spills into many aspects of community life. The systems and technologies that shape…
Listed by Foundation for Social Connection
October 2026
Webinar: Bridging the gap between EU and national policy for poverty eradication
EUROPEAN SEMESTER Webinar: Bridging the gap between EU and National Policy for Poverty Eradication This webinar aims to strengthen mutual learning among member organisations, of Caritas Europa, Eurodiaconia, and Social Platform by increasing understanding of the European Semester process and its relevance for social…
Listed by Eurodiaconia
EMN Spain national conference: Youth, Integration and Civic Participation - Challenges and Opportunities
This conference will explore challenges and highlight good practices that support inclusion, active citizenship and social cohesion.
Listed by European Commission
Anti-Poverty Day 2026
On Tuesday 13 October 2026, the second edition of EU Anti-Poverty Day will take place in the European Parliament, Brussels. The agenda will explore what is needed to make the 2050 goal a reality, including the protection of social rights,…
Listed by EAPN
Connected Cities Summit
Join us for historic gathering of leaders shaping the future of our cities and communities to prioritize human connection. For the last 60 years, we have optimized our cities and culture for individualism and commerce. The result is a country…
Listed by Foundation for Social Connection
November 2026
ESF+ Social Services Hub Meeting, 5-6 November 2026, Athens
ESF+ Social Services Hub Meeting 5-6 November 2026, Athens The meeting brings together social services planners, providers, Managing Authorities, and the European Commission to explore how to improve access to ESF+ funding. Through presentations, practical examples, and interactive discussions, participants…
Listed by Eurodiaconia
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