Overview
- More than 3,300 older people in Spain and Portugal have received personalized support so far in 2025, a 32% increase from the same period last year.
- The program now runs in 13 Spanish territories along with Lisbon and Porto, pairing local delivery with over 540 complementary community activities that reached about 12,000 people this year.
- Evaluations report reduced feelings of loneliness within six months, with over 80% gaining confidence, 85% better understanding their emotions, and 95% of those entering in poor condition perceiving improved mood.
- Recent public-awareness actions include the ‘La llamada de la soledad’ phone booth in Granada and a ‘listening corner’ scheduled in Murcia on October 16.
- Murcia has assisted more than 160 people in 2025 through partners including the city council and Red Cross, and a new UVic-UCC postgraduate program is preparing professionals to address loneliness.