How is loneliness impacting young people in Australia?

This two-part series focuses on a recent Australian study about loneliness and its relationship with young people’s experiences of bullying and undesirable social connections. In the first episode, we’re joined by youth advocate Amber Brock-Fabel and academic Dr Ben Lohmeyer, who co-designed the study with young people. They share findings from the study that redefine loneliness as being created by social dynamics within school environments, rather than stemming from isolation. Amber and Ben also discuss the process of co-designing the study; the increased incidence of loneliness for young people in Australia; and the connections between bullying, social systems and experiences of loneliness.

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How is loneliness impacting young people in Australia? is an episode from Emerging Minds Podcast by Emerging Minds.

This episode is 00:29:50 long.

This episode was published on Feb 2, 2026.

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