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Technology and loneliness: what AARP's newest survey says about who tech actually helps, and why a quarter of lonely adults say it backfires.

Gifts for lonely seniors that actually help — honest ideas backed by research, including the one gift that costs nothing but means the most.

Why it's hard to say you're lonely, and why one honest sentence to a free, 24/7, no-charge companion line still helps more than staying quiet

A new 9-year study of 10,823 adults found loneliness that comes and goes raised heart-disease risk more than loneliness that stays constantly high

How to deal with loneliness as a man after 50 comes down to six concrete moves — real research on what helps, and a free line to call: 877-638-1122.

Senior Companion Program: who can volunteer, who receives a companion, the small stipend, and how to find a free program near you today.

A new Stanford study found AI companions can make loneliness worse for heavy users with small support networks — and 5 ways to use one safely.

Solitude vs loneliness: seven real numbers on when being alone helps you and when it quietly turns into something that hurts.

Work from home loneliness is backed by real research: remote workers spend about an hour more alone each day, and here are 6 things that actually help.

Short version: If you’re a man who feels isolated, there are real, mostly free clubs for lonely men — Men’s Sheds, bowling leagues, veteran posts, service clubs, and local Meetup groups — that build steady, in-person friendships without any pressure to “open up” first. If you’d rather just talk to a person today: call 877-638-1122 […]

Nature activities for loneliness cut scores 17% in a year in a new Barcelona study — more when done with others, free to try near you this week.

Myths about loneliness talk a lot of people out of calling for help — here are six of the most common ones, checked against real research.