End Loneliness Day and Tasmanian Lifeline
What a fantastic event organised by Rotary! Over 30 people attended, including from the Adult Day Centre. There was a great spread of food enjoyed by all. Deb inforned the attendee’s about The Right Place project, which aims to connect people to services, with the philosophy that there is no ‘Wrong Door’, all organisations open to the public when they are trained can link people up to health and community services. Deb also talked about the Tasmanian Lifeline, which is a great initiative, very applicable to ending loneliness. This is the information from their website:
A Tasmanian Lifeline is a telephone support service for Tasmanians of all ages who need someone to talk things through with, or just need someone to listen. Tasmanian-focused and Tasmanian based, A Tasmanian Lifeline offers non-judgmental, one-off or ongoing support for anyone having a tough time.
Call A Tasmanian Lifeline on 1800 98 44 34 from 8am-8pm every day of the year, or book a call back via the booking form on this website. You don’t have to go through a difficult situation alone.