Making an impact
Loneliness Awareness Week 2026
About the campaign
Launched by Marmalade Trust in 2017, Loneliness Awareness Week is a global campaign dedicated to raising awareness of loneliness and creating supportive communities by having open, honest conversations.
Loneliness is a feeling most of us will experience - but stigma stops us from talking about it and prevents us from facing it together. That’s why the campaign tagline for Loneliness Awareness Week 2026 was Giving Loneliness A Voice. By talking about loneliness openly we can reduce stigma and build more compassionate, connected communities.
"It highlights a very important issue and brings groups together to discuss how we can work together to reduce the stigma and build social connection.”
Key findings
We are immensely proud of, and grateful to, everyone who took part in the campaign — whether you hosted or attended a connection event, downloaded our learning resources, or started a conversation about loneliness online or in person, you helped make 2025 the biggest Loneliness Awareness Week yet. Here are just a few key achievements from the campaign...
95%
of those who held an activity started a conversation with someone new about loneliness
43M
was the total reach of the campaign - with 9.5 million people joining the conversation on social media alone
15,854
connection building activities took place for Loneliness Awareness Week across the UK and globally
92
countries visited the Loneliness Awareness Week website during the campaign, with connection events happening in 14 countries
Keep in touch!
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