The study, led by URBACT expert Christophe Gouache, explores the causes of isolation, identifies the most affected groups (older people, youth, migrants, etc.), and highlights existing local strategies. It serves as a shared knowledge base from which partner cities can exchange insights, learn from one another, and co-develop innovative solutions to break social isolation.
100 Stories to Bring Isolation to Life
Alongside the study, a collection of 100 social isolation stories was gathered from the 10 partner cities—10 stories per city. These testimonies, compiled in a dedicated publication, offer a powerful and deeply human portrait of social isolation across Europe.
Children, teenagers, adults, and seniors: the stories reveal that isolation can affect anyone and often takes on invisible forms. This collection seeks to make the invisible visible, to inform policy thinking, and to place the human experience at the center of action.
