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Britain 'a lonely place to live'
About 84 per cent of people with mental health problems and a third of the UK general public feels isolated, according to a new report.
Mind says young people are most likely to feel disconnected from society, whether they have mental health problems or not. It blames lack of relationships, absence of support and discrimination for feelings of social exclusion. The charity is calling for government action on the problem.
Surveys of 532 Mind members and 964 members of the general public showed people living in rural communities and from black and ethnic communities were also more susceptible to isolation. People in East Anglia, Yorkshire and Humberside and the South East appeared to be the most isolated in the UK.
Younger people also reported higher rates of isolation - 92 per cent of 18-24 year olds with mental health problems and 35 per cent of adults aged 15-24 felt isolated. Feelings of social exclusion were most common among people with mental health problems and often contributed to their illness.
