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Counselling – now available!

Introducing: Friends for Good Counselling Service.

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Training

We're now offering workshops for organisations and individuals on a variety of topics.

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Are you experiencing loneliness?

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"Loneliness is a battle"

We are an organisation here to free people from loneliness.

About us

We call loneliness the hidden suffering of the modern age.

Loneliness does not discriminate. It is widespread and equally affects people of all ages and from all walks of life in our communities, in the city and in the bush.

Friends for Good is a volunteer driven not-for-profit and Australian loneliness pioneer joining the fight against loneliness.

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Loneliness is as bad for your health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day.

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Loneliness is worse for your health than obesity.

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People experiencing loneliness are more likely to suffer from dementia, heart disease and depression.

We're constantly developing new initiatives that are breaking down the stigma that surrounds loneliness and freeing people from it.

Our initiatives are grouped into four key areas:

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Education & Awareness

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Service Provision

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Wellbeing

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Research

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Featured initiatives

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Education & Awareness

The Australian Loneliness Dialogue 2024

8 August 2024

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Service Provision

MateLine

A new phone support service for Australian veterans.

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Research

Unveiling A Silent Struggle

Australian-First Research Into The Stigma of Loneliness.

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What is loneliness?

We asked the community to tell us what they thought:

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