Charitable giving for overseas development and emergency relief is important in the UK, being about a quarter of the size of government development aid. There has been a strong growth over time, reflecting the activities of development charities and the public response to a series of...

Part I. Introduction -- Chapter 1. Loneliness: an underestimated public health threat (Béatrice d’Hombres) -- Chapter 2. Measuring loneliness: the European Union Loneliness Survey covering 27 European countries (Caterina Mauri) -- Part II. Loneliness and Its Associates -- Chapter 3. Who feels...