How Meals on Wheels is Making Sure No Senior is Forgotten
Although not the only ones who experience loneliness, seniors experience loneliness and the challenges of social isolation at alarming rates.
June 24, 2021
Stories & Partner News
Living in Multigenerational Households is on the Rise
Generations United estimates 66.7 million adults ages 18+ in the U.S. are living in a multigenerational household; that’s more than 1 in 4 Americans. Among those living in a multigenerational household, nearly 6 in 10 (57 percent) say they started or are continuing to live together because of the COVID-19 pandemic. About 7 in 10 of those currently living in multigenerational household plan to continue doing so long-term.
June 18, 2021
Warning Signs on Mental Illness in Children
Warning Sign: Isolation “Children are meant to be social and make friends as best they can. In fact, it can be who their first friends
June 16, 2021
PROVIDING MEANINGFUL SOCIAL CONNECTIONS TO COMBAT ISOLATION AND LONELINESS
All research report rights reserved to Meals on Wheels America. “One in four seniors lives alone and one in four feels lonely. Efforts to address
June 11, 2021
Connect+Conversations
Social Health Labs invites you to be a part of an 8 part virtual series, Connect+Conversations. Connect+Conversations is an interactive thought leadership series about how
June 10, 2021
Take A Minute for Hope
By: Craig Walker Courtesy of the National Senior Games. Just three weeks before citizens in California were ordered to self-isolate, we were in Florida participating
June 4, 2021
The Power of a Knock : Providing Lifesaving Human Connection
“When driving a car, taking public transportation or navigating your community becomes unsafe or just too uncomfortable, a once-active person can get cut off from
June 2, 2021
Is Social Disconnection Comparable to Smoking?
Social isolation and loneliness are significant predictors of long-term health outcomes.
May 28, 2021
Living a New Chapter
For most of her life Yvette Matthews enjoyed good health to the point that she didn’t know what feeling very sick was like. Genetics can
May 26, 2021
The Remarkable Human-Animal Bond
“Why do people all over the world find solace from cat videos and dog Instagram accounts? It’s because animals soften our souls, appealing to some
May 21, 2021
How to Socialize Again
“It’s normal to be nervous about your first post-vaccine hangout with a friend, an expert says. I’ve been wanting to take my friend to my
May 19, 2021
What Is The Role Of Activity For Mental Health?
“Mental illness exerts a heavy toll on society, but only receives a fraction of the funding that physical illness does. There is a universal need
May 14, 2021
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