CloseThis event has ended. The Monitoring, Indicators and Impact Evaluation Unit at the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre invites you to an online round table with experts on: Effective actions to address loneliness applied sciences | social policy | social analysis Tuesday 11 October 2022, 09:15 - 11:30 (CEST)Online only Watch the webinar Files 5 DECEMBER 2022Meeting report - JRC Conference and Workshop Report Roundtable with Experts: Effective Actions to Address Loneliness Practical information WhenTuesday 11 October 2022, 09:15 - 11:30 (CEST)WhereOnline onlyLanguagesEnglish Report On October 11th 2022, the JRC organised an online Roundtable to discuss the findings of the work on loneliness so far, collect emerging effective actions, and contribute to the discussion at EU level. With 11 speakers and some 80 participants, the event provided an opportunity to exchange between academics, policymakers and practitioners about loneliness interventions.The key questions that were discussed included:What kind of interventions can reduce loneliness across the EU?How do we tackle loneliness among different target groups?How do we tell if interventions are effective?Speakers and agenda:Colin Scicluna, Head of Cabinet of Vice-President ŠuicaMinna Nurminen, JRC and Elizabeth Casabianca, JRC18 OCTOBER 2022 Loneliness interventions: mapping and interviews with expertsSusanne Bücker, Ruhr University Bochum18 OCTOBER 2022Effective interventions to reduce loneliness: secondary review of meta-analysisDiscussion by Mathias Lasgaard, DEFACTUM and Christopher Mikton, WHOAnu Jansson, Finnish Association for the Welfare of Older People18 OCTOBER 2022Reducing loneliness among older adults: Circle of FriendsKaren Vestergård Jacobsen, Ventilen18 OCTOBER 2022Making the young less lonely: VentilenSteffi Augter, Department of the Bundesprogramm Mehrgenerationenhäuser 18 OCTOBER 2022The Federal Programme Multi-Generational Centres Chiara Maccacaro, City of Verona18 OCTOBER 2022The S.T.E.P.S. project of the City of VeronaConclusions by Ettore Marchetti (Directorate General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion)The event was moderated by JRC. For further information on the project activities, visit the dedicated page: Loneliness Loneliness© European Commission
On October 11th 2022, the JRC organised an online Roundtable to discuss the findings of the work on loneliness so far, collect emerging effective actions, and contribute to the discussion at EU level. With 11 speakers and some 80 participants, the event provided an opportunity to exchange between academics, policymakers and practitioners about loneliness interventions.The key questions that were discussed included:What kind of interventions can reduce loneliness across the EU?How do we tackle loneliness among different target groups?How do we tell if interventions are effective?Speakers and agenda:Colin Scicluna, Head of Cabinet of Vice-President ŠuicaMinna Nurminen, JRC and Elizabeth Casabianca, JRC18 OCTOBER 2022 Loneliness interventions: mapping and interviews with expertsSusanne Bücker, Ruhr University Bochum18 OCTOBER 2022Effective interventions to reduce loneliness: secondary review of meta-analysisDiscussion by Mathias Lasgaard, DEFACTUM and Christopher Mikton, WHOAnu Jansson, Finnish Association for the Welfare of Older People18 OCTOBER 2022Reducing loneliness among older adults: Circle of FriendsKaren Vestergård Jacobsen, Ventilen18 OCTOBER 2022Making the young less lonely: VentilenSteffi Augter, Department of the Bundesprogramm Mehrgenerationenhäuser 18 OCTOBER 2022The Federal Programme Multi-Generational Centres Chiara Maccacaro, City of Verona18 OCTOBER 2022The S.T.E.P.S. project of the City of VeronaConclusions by Ettore Marchetti (Directorate General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion)The event was moderated by JRC. For further information on the project activities, visit the dedicated page: Loneliness Loneliness© European Commission
