Tracey Crouch, Minister for Loneliness, has addressed the Public Health England Annual Conference on the problem of loneliness. In her speech she details £20 million in funding already available for projects designed to bring people together and aims to “expand the national conversation taking place on loneliness.”
In line with this, The Heritage Alliance itself has been looking into the link between Heritage and Health and how heritage volunteering and other activities can help address loneliness.
Crouch also announced £5 million to increase places in uniformed youth groups to reach vulnerable young people and allow for expansion in deprived areas. This is designed to create 5,500 extra places in such groups though the Uniformed Youth Fund.
