Charity UK Youth polled youth workers and found that 82 per cent felt loneliness was a big issue for the teenagers and young adults they worked with.
Despite this almost three quarters (73 per cent) said young people do not actively seek help with the problem.
However, just 15 per cent of those surveyed by UK Youth said their youth organisation offers specific programmes to counter loneliness.
In its A Place to Be report, UK Youth called for extra funding for youth services so they can better support lonely young people. It also recommended the creation of a "clear strategy" that includes a simple definition of what youth loneliness is.
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