WATCH: Scotland's political leaders back #TakeTheTime campaign
The campaign is encouraging more people to become befrienders.
Scotland's political leaders are uniting to back our #TakeTheTime campaign as we encourage you to become a befriender.
We've been looking into the epidemic of loneliness and how it affects people in our area.
It affects a range of ages and backgrounds and so far 934 people have signed up as befrienders - something you can also do by following this link.
It's a great number but we're looking for even more of you to join up.
It's quick and easy to do and you only need to spare a small amount of time each week.