Ways to support young people experiencing loneliness and bullying

This episode is the second in a two-part series where host Nadia Rossi continues her conversation with Dr Ben Lohmeyer and Amber Brock Fabel. In this conversation, Amber and Ben continue to share the findings from their co-designed study on loneliness in young people and its relationship to bullying.  

They discuss the implications of their findings for the wellbeing of young people, and some steps both families and practitioners can take to best support them. 

In this episode you will hear:

• What kind of support young people feel would help them when experiencing loneliness or bullying [00:01:06].
• How schools can create safe spaces for young people [00:13:33].
• The study’s findings on advice young people have for addressing bullying and loneliness  [00:15:17].

Further information and resources: 
Research paper  

Lohmeyer, B. & South Australian Youth Forum. (2025). Affective economies of loneliness in school: Bullying, violence and undesirable social connections. Critical Studies in Education. Advance online publication. DOI: 10.1080/17508487.2025.255531 

This is our second episode focused on Amber and Ben’s co-designed study about loneliness. You can listen to the first episode here:  

How is loneliness impacting young people in Australia?  

Supporting children who experience bullying   

Supporting children who engage in bullying  

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