Additional Resources on Loneliness
In researching the report, Can Intergenerational Connection Heal Us? The critical role community organizations play in bringing generations together to reduce social isolation and loneliness, we found all the resources below helpful. Hope they help you, too.
Books
- Together: The Healing Power of Human Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World by Vivek H Murthy M.D.
- Project UnLonely: Healing Our Crisis of Disconnection by Jeremy Nobel, MD
- The Art and Science of Connection: Why Social Health Is the Missing Key to Living Longer, Healthier, and Happier by Kasley Killam, MPH
- The Soul of Shame: Retelling the Stories We Believe About Ourselves by Curt Thompson
- Meet Me at the Library: A Place to Foster Social Connection and Promote Democracy by Shamichael Hallman
- Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community by Robert D. Putnam
- Seek: How Curiosity Can Transform Your Life and Change the World by Scott Shigeoka
- AWE: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life by Dacher Keltner
- All The Lonely People: Conversations on Loneliness by Sam Carr
- Palaces for the People: How Social Infrastructure Can Help Fight Inequality, Polarization, and the Decline of Civic Life by Eric Klinenberg
- The Lost Art of Connecting: The Gather, Ask, Do Method for Building Meaningful Business Relationships by Susan McPherson
- Dedicated: The Case for Commitment in an Age of Infinite Browsing by Pete Davis
- The Other Significant Other: Reimagining Life With Friendship at the Center by William Rawlins
- How We Show Up: Reclaiming Family, Friendship, and Community by Mia Birdsong
- Belonging: The Science of Creating Connections and Bridging Divides by Geoffrey Cohen
Articles, Talks, Newsletters, Poetry
- Intergenerational Connection is Radical by Karen A. Morris, Chicago Reader
- Connecting neighbors one porch at a time by Griffin Mancuso, News Decoder
- Why I changed my mind about volunteering by Rachel Cohen, Vox
- Parasocial Relationships by Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic
- What do we do with our loneliness? By Samantha Laine Perfas, The Harvard Gazette
- Simon Sinek & Trevor Noah on Friendship, Loneliness, Vulnerability, and More by Simon Sinek, Youtube
- How to be not lonely? ‘Cohousing’ is an answer for some people by Katia Riddle, NPR
- Connective Tissue by Sam Pressler, Subtack
- The Aunties Dandelion Podcast by Courtney E. Martin
- Healing in Secret by Sarah Gibson, CoGenerate TikTok
- Why Is the Loneliness Epidemic so Hard to Cure? By Matthew Shaer, The New York Times
- Slate’s How To! How To Find Friend’s in Unexpected Places
- Connecticut Public Radio: Friendships That Challenge Norms by Kevin Chang Barnum, Wayne Edwards, Khalilah Brown-Dean, Meg Dalton, Catie Talarski
Reports & Research
- Foundation For Social Connection Resource Library, Foundation for Social Connection
- Disconnected: The Growing Class Divide in American Civic Life, Survey Center on American Life
- The U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Loneliness in America: Just the Tip of the Iceberg? Making Caring Common Project, Harvard Graduate School of Education
- Do We Become More Lonely With Age?, Psychol. Sci., 2024, 35(6), 579-596.
- Promising Strategies for Social Connection, Foundation for Social Connection
- How Loneliness Affects the Brain , Neuropsychopharmacol., 2021,46(11):1873-1887.
- The Harris Poll Connection Index, The Harris Poll
- The Belonging Barometer, American Immigration Council
- Untethered: A Primer on Social Isolation , by Davis T. Hsu
- The OnBeing Project: Cogenerational Social Healing
- Essential Resources for Socially Connected Communities, Healthy Places by Design
- Both Sides Now: Exploring the Unique Advantages of Intergenerational Friendship, Dana Beth Emanuel, Master of Applied Positive Psychology Program, University of Pennsylvania, 2023