Silver tsunami or golden opportunity?
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The crises of social disconnection and housing affordability can be solved together. Read the case studies (PDF) Growing evidence shows…
In the face of an emerging asocial society1, urban and community planners are challenged to promote social connections and combat…
Do you live in multi-unit housing, such as an apartment or condo, and feel like you lack social interactions with…
Recently, the Office of the US Surgeon General posted an advisory to warn against the impacts our increasingly isolated societies…
Canada is simultaneously experiencing a severe housing crisis and – like many other countries – a crisis of increasing loneliness…
In an emergency, your neighbours will be the first people at the scene who can potentially help. This simple fact…
The percentage of urban dwellers living in multi-unit housing is increasing—and that has generated growing interest in how to foster…
Social connectedness has been demonstrated to strengthen health, well-being, and individual and collective resilience. Meanwhile, multi-unit housing such as apartments…
Extensive research has shown that, for many people, social isolation and loneliness aren’t just troubling in and of themselves—they tend…
Social connectedness has been demonstrated to strengthen health, well-being, and individual and collective resilience. Meanwhile, multi-unit housing such as apartments…
Isn’t it ironic – a social connectedness researcher who collected data, while isolated in their own home, distanced from their…
Efforts to tackle social isolation among older Canadians could produce a wealth of health and lifestyle benefits for the country’s…
This article was originally produced for the Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative (CHEC). Loneliness has become an increasingly urgent public health…
Canada needs to build more homes, faster, according to a recent report by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. The…
When the pandemic began, we knew little about its impact on the well-being of older adults. HNC collaborators set-out to…
Tue, 7 Jun 2022, 8:00 AM – Wed, 8 Jun 2022, 4:00 PM PDT Morris J Wosk Centre for Dialogue…
We recently caught up with Lainey Martin over a video call. She’s a Geography student at SFU and a research…
Three members of Hey Neighbour Collective’s community of practice – Brightside Community Homes Foundation, Catalyst Community Developments Society and Concert…
When Hey Neighbour Collective launched in July 2019, it felt like the issue of loneliness and social isolation was a…
This fall we’ve launched a balance and falls prevention class. This is the brainchild of Thomas Zhou who has run…
Yes, these are incredibly unstable times and the impacts are being felt by everyone worldwide. Collectively, we are now thinking…