Dr. Yeeun Archer Lee and Dr. Frances Chen co-chaired a symposium on addressing social disconnection at SPSP 2024 in San Diego, California!
The speakers at the symposium presented research on the negative health impacts of social disconnection and addressed evidence-based interventions to mitigate loneliness and social isolation.
Yeeun Archer Lee presented “A Prosociality-Focused Intervention to Reduce Daily Loneliness and Increase Social Contact.”
Other presentations included:
- “Altering Social Connections to Improve Health? A Systematic Map” (Alison Farrell, Miami University)
- “Not an Easy Fix: Loneliness Mechanisms and the Challenges Posed” (Kiffer Card, Simon Fraser University)
- “Social Prescribing as a Practice-Based Approach to Connecting Individuals to Community Services” (Anita Kothari, Western University)