Lack of friends, disintegration of ties, withdrawal into oneself… Loneliness is not only gaining ground among the elderly.
It affects a growing number of adolescents and young adults.
In January 2021, more than one in five young people felt lonely.
Between 2020 and 2021, the isolation rate of 15-30 year olds has almost doubled, going from 12% to 21% according to the Barometer of Solitudes of the Fondation de France revealed by
Le Figaro
.
Only 46% maintained regular contact with their family or friends, according to this study carried out by Crédoc.
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The pandemic hit their desire to discover the world, slowed down their entry into working life, disrupted their studies.
But are health restrictions the only culprit in this shrinking horizon?
“The health crisis has acted as a revelation.
It made people who were already in a situation of social fragility drop out.
Their already tenuous social networks - links in the student community or with an association -
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