Community Solutions to the Loneliness Epidemic

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Table of Contents

Part 1. Overview/Opinion: 

  • Introduction: How our loneliness hurts us all,and what we can do about it
  • How community involvement can counter our loneliness crisis
  • Why we need a change in climate
  • Can we build non-sexist and non-racist cities?

Part 2. How people are coming together to solve social isolation:

  • 9 ways to reduce loneliness in your community
  • How the simple act of sharing a meal is creating community change
  • Q&A: Steve King on loneliness, the social side of coworking and the future of work
  • Why creating community-led project spaces can ease social isolation

Part 3. How organizations are coming together to solve social isolation:

  • How Citizen University is building an army of civic leaders
  • Can an app cure loneliness and isolation?
  • How Libraries of Things build resilience, fight climate change, and bring communities together How 186 seniors building an exhibit on social isolation also built a community
  • 10 innovative projects from around the world that reduce loneliness

Part 4. How governments are coming together to solve social isolation:

  • Q&A: How civic governance innovation can increase engagement
  • Why countries worldwide are watching how the UK’s newest Minister is handling the loneliness crisis
  • How Seoul is confronting its deadly isolation epidemic with sharing
  • How sharing can bring Japan’s elderly and youth together

Part 5. Event recap: Exploring community solutions to the loneliness epidemic 

Community Solutions to the Loneliness Epidemic book cover