Fighting loneliness: Schorndorf's speed-Friending finds repetition!

Fighting loneliness: Schorndorf's speed-Friending finds repetition!

Schorndorf, Deutschland - On May 5, 2025, the Schorndorf family center organizes the second "Speed ​​Friending" under the title "Speed-Friending 2.0". The first event took place in July of the previous year and was seen as a great success at the time. Vivien Schneider, who developed the concept for this initiative, emphasizes the continued relevance of the subject of loneliness. In her role as a former work student of social work in the multi -generation house and family center, she brings both experience and passion into this project. Schneider is now working for the basic education and literacy department.

The speed Friending offers a platform for young adults and adults who want to make new acquaintances and friendships. Despite various cancellations after the registration deadline, the first event was lively and well attended, with a total of twelve participants between the ages of 17 and 60 and a balanced gender relationship. Each round of talks took six minutes, which made it possible for the participants to make numerous contacts. It is important that this is not a “speed dating”, but the search for leisure partners.

subject of loneliness in focus

The topic of loneliness and social isolation, especially in young people, was discussed intensively during the first event. This corresponds to the knowledge from the latest studies that show that feelings of loneliness and social isolation not only affect older people, but also many young adults. In this context, Corona pandemic in particular has raised awareness of the sensitivity sensation in young people. A third of the respondents stated that they found the loss of social contacts to be particularly stressful.

Schneider, together with Simone Halle-Bosch, the co-initiator of the first speed Friending, regretted that there was no tracking of the established contacts. However, the positive response to the event led to the decision to consider * Speed-Friending * as a fixed building block for future projects in Schorndorf. Considerations are made to determine the time of future events, possibly in autumn or spring, as well as a possible age group division.

social connections and young adults

The challenges of loneliness in adolescence are particularly diverse. Young people are often confronted with the balance between individual freedom and social belonging. This is supplemented by transitions such as the change from school to training, which are often associated with feelings of loneliness. According to current data, 31.8% of young adults between the ages of 18 and 29 felt lonely during pandemic. In 2021, 14.1% of young adults reported loneliness, a value that is still above the level before pandemic.

It shows that not only the quantity, but above all the quality of relationships plays an important role in the well -being of young people. Social inequality and experiences of discrimination are central risk factors for loneliness, which underlines the need for specific measures to combat loneliness.

The speed Friending in Schorndorf is a step in the right direction to promote social networks and to counteract loneliness. Such initiatives create a space in which young people can make contacts in a protected framework that may act as supporting networks in an increasingly isolated world.

For more information about the speed Friending and its relevance in today's time, you can report the reports on Family center Schorndorf and Bpb read.