The national partnership against loneliness, in which the Danish Alzheimer's association (Alzheimerforeningen) is involved, recently presented its strategy and action plan against loneliness in Denmark, at a major event at Christiansborg. The event also saw the unveiling of four initiatives totalling DKK 20.8 million (EUR 2.79 million), which will help to reduce loneliness and promote local initiatives that benefit people who experience severe loneliness - including people with dementia and their relatives. Too many people in Denmark feel lonely, and this can have major consequences both for the individual and for society as a whole.
Therefore, the parties behind an agreement on the implementation of the reserve for measures in the social, health and labour market area for 2022-2025 (SSA agreement) have allocated DKK 25.5 million (EUR 3.42 million) for a national strategy and action plan against loneliness. In connection with this, a national partnership against loneliness was established, which the Alzheimerforeningen is part of, together with more than 100 actors from civil society, municipalities, companies, etc. All have contributed to the work and the partnership's ambitious and comprehensive strategy, launched at the event in Christiansborg.
Find out more: https://www.alzheimer.dk/nyheder/2023/alzheimerforeningen-med-i-stor-indsats-mod-ensomhed/
Pictured: Many of the stakeholders in the National Partnership against Loneliness participated in the launch of the strategy at Christiansborg on 21 June 2023
