This week is Loneliness Awareness Week from 14 to 18 June.

Loneliness is something that can affect any one of us at any point in our lives, but this issue has become more prominent during the coronavirus pandemic, making Loneliness Awareness Week more important than ever.

The pandemic has brought the work of the Connect Hackney projects into the spotlight by giving many people first-hand experience of the risks of loneliness through not being able to see family, friends and loved ones during this time.