Wellbeing Report 2024 v.02 (1) - Flipbook - Page 8
To explore this further the following charts identify the most key concerns for people within each domain.
Relationships factor
Outcomes and opportunities
75%of people reported outcomes and improvement
in their wellbeing in the area of relationships. Some
examples of these outcomes are:
29%
32%
4 people gained a new pet which not only gave
them a new relationship, but also gave them shared
interests and topics of conversation with others.
1 person started sharing his passion for
paddleboarding with others, enabling deeper
friendships to grow.
39%
Loneliness
Conflict
Rejection
58% of all incidents during 2023-2024 stemmed
from difficulties with relationships.
18% of incidents related to people feeling lonely.
This is not the same as a lack of social opportunity
as several of these individuals are busy and have
multiple activities that involve social elements
weekly. The individuals who highlighted this talked
about a lack of real meaningful friendship in their
lives and a dependence on paid support workers to
fill this need.
Many of these individuals have substantial challenges
with forming and maintaining relationships, past
trauma and rejection sensitivity, and view themselves
as having low social worth to others. This domain is
particularly relevant to Direct Self Harm. Loneliness
will be a key focus in 2024-2025.
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3 people repaired and grew their relationships with
family, 1 person attended a family wedding which was
a massive achievement.
2 people have been able to join regular communal
shared events for the first time in several years
