GENERATION AI-LONE: 38% OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN NORTH WEST TURN TO AI FOR SUPPORT, COMPANY OR ADVICE
Youth charity Empower Youth Zones part of the OnSide Network, warns that growing digital dependence and lack of real-life social spaces is driving loneliness and disconnection in young people — as new research published today highlights that 38% of young people in the North West are turning to AI for advice, support or company. OnSide’s Generation Isolation 2025 is the largest annual study of its kind into the way 11–18-year-olds spend their […]
Thousands of lives transformed as HideOut celebrates fifth birthday
HideOut Youth Zone in Gorton, part of the national OnSideNetwork of Youth Zones, is celebrating five years of transforming young lives in Manchester. Since opening its doors in September 2020 against the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic, HideOut has supported more than 10,000 young people and welcomed 200,000 visits, becoming a lifeline for the local community. It was established to provide somewhere safe to go, something positive to […]