Talking Loneliness - Telstra

Loneliness is a silent killer. Reports show people experiencing loneliness are 17x more likely to commit suicide and its physical impact has been likened to smoking 15 cigarettes a day.

Working with Dr Michelle Lim, Australia’s leading loneliness researcher and clinical psychologist, we unpacked the state of loneliness in Australia. We developed a scientifically credible survey featuring the UCLA Loneliness Scale.

And we discovered the popular perception of a lonely person was, in fact, totally wrong.