Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 26753

Mental Health: Men

Tabled: 27 January 2025
Answered: 4 February 2025

Question

Mrs Elsie Blundell

LabourHeywood and Middleton North

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help mitigate the potential impact of (a) loneliness and (b) isolation on the mental health of (i) boys and (ii) young men.

Answer

Stephanie Peacock
Chronic loneliness (feeling lonely often or always) can affect anyone, regardless of age, gender or background, although some groups, such as young people aged 16-25, are known to be at a higher risk. Research commissioned by the Department for Culture Me...

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