PARENTS suffer from loneliness and feel cut off from friends and family after having children, according to new research.
Action for Children worked with the Jo Cox Commission on Loneliness to survey parents across the UK, and found that more than half of Welsh parents questioned had suffered from loneliness.
They also found that almost two-thirds of parents feel cut off from friends and family since having children.
A total of 52 per cent also worry their child is lonely some or all of the time.
Action for Children has launched its #startswithhello campaign, which aims to encourage others to reach out to their community and to make connections.
Brigitte Gater, the charity’s national director in Wales, said: “Now is the time to raise the volume on this issue.
“Whilst part of the solution lies with funders and policy makers, there is a role for each and every one of us in addressing this epidemic.”
For more information visit actionforchildren.org.uk/hello
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