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Hear from two UK innovators about the connection between housing and wellbeing.
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Hear from two UK innovators about the connection between housing and wellbeing.
Hear from local experts about the health and climate rationale for intergenerational ‘sociable’ design.
The Surgeon General has created a Framework for a National Strategy to Advance Social Connection. It details critical and actionable next steps that individuals, communities, organizations, and governments can take to foster social connection.
Workshop leaders and participants discuss how the Connect & Prepare program helps grow social connections between neighbours that support resilience and preparedness.
Landlords and housing operators can help nurture relationships among residents, and the positive returns for everyone involved can be substantial.
Residents share why they became community connectors in their multi-unit buildings, what kinds of activities they helped organize, and what the benefits have been.
Efforts to tackle social isolation among older Canadians could produce a wealth of health and lifestyle benefits for the country’s aging population. But the National Institute on Ageing also argues…
HNC’s Lainey Martin and Robyn Lee review the ‘Psychology of Loneliness’ report from the Campaign to End Loneliness, originally produced for the Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative.
In a pioneering effort, the municipal government of Barcelona, Spain in 2020 launched a ten-year strategy to reduce isolation and loneliness in the city.
A list of articles and resources on issues like social connectedness, public health, and community design.
Living Together is a two-day series of engaging presentations and dialogues about tackling loneliness and social isolation in our homes and urban communities.
A Hey Neighbour Collective research assistant tells us about the joy and importance of getting to know your neighbours.
A short list of articles and studies on issues like social connectedness, climate change, housing, and aging.