Anchored in accounts of young people's personal experiences of
loneliness, this book addresses important questions about tackling
today's epidemic of loneliness among young people. It explores
experiences of loneliness in early life, how it is navigated when first
encountered and considers how social conditions of poverty, precarity,
inequality and competitive pressures to succeed can dramatically
influence these feelings. Presenting diverse and nuanced social accounts
of loneliness, the authors explore ways to harness the creative and
positive potential of loneliness and provide evidence-based
recommendations for policy makers, practitioners and young people to
help tackle the crisis.