the educator
According to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, loneliness has been on the rise among young Australians since 2008, with 22% of 18–25-year-olds reporting they feel lonely often/always and up to 91% of young South Australians saying they feel lonely often/sometimes. A new study by researchers from Flinders University’s College of Education, Psychology and Social Work has shed further light on the issue of loneliness at school, finding that schools can be emotionally isolating environments where loneliness is shaped by harmful social dynamics.