Charity Communities Together East Anglia has launched a Be A Friend service to older people aged over 65 struggling with loneliness, available across Suffolk.
Charity Communities Together East Anglia has launched a Be A Friend service to older people aged over 65 struggling with loneliness, available across Suffolk.
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9:30 AM February 9, 2021
BSEVC said it wanted to create a route of support for any older person
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Over-65s in Suffolk have been given a vital new lifeline with a telephone support service launched to help them deal with problems in later life.
Age UK Suffolk had previously run an information and advice line for older people needing help in the county.
But when the charity was forced to close due to the pressures of the coronavirus pandemic, charity BSEVC said it left a gap in the provision of support for older people - and this has been made even worse by the pandemic and extended periods of isolation .