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Webinar: Providing connection during COVID-19: Exploring the implementation of Friendly Call Cork (26th May 1-2pm)
Fiona Riordan and Tanya van de Water will present findings from the LINK (Learning how to create Integrated community Networks through Knowledge exchange) project, funded by an Irish Research Council New Foundations Award.
COVID-19 has focused more attention on befriending services to support people who may be vulnerable and experiencing loneliness. However, there is limited research on how befriending services work. Friendly Call Cork is a service based in Cork City which addresses isolation and loneliness through a daily phone call to older people and individuals with physical and mental disabilities.
To register visit https://lnkd.in/e8vzTmaM
The LINK project aimed to understand how the service is implemented, how it links in with healthcare services, how people who use the service (clients) and volunteers experience the service, and lastly how the service adapted during the pandemic.
You can find out more about the LINK project here: https://lnkd.in/efp8MPUF
