Some experts are calling loneliness an epidemic in Canada and throughout much of the world. Social isolation is a public health risk with consequences for individuals, communities and for our social systems. A multi-disciplinary panel, hosted at the University of British Columbia, examine loneliness from perspectives of men's and women's health, interpersonal relations, climate change and public policy.
Guests in this episode:
Dr. Kiffer Card is an assistant professor at Simon Fraser University’s Faculty of Health Sciences. He was the moderator of the panel presentation, All the Lonely People: the Search for Belonging in an Uncertain World.
Mandy Lee Catron is from the School of Creative Writing, at UBC.
Dr. John Oliffe is a professor and Canada Research Chair in Men’s Health Promotion at the School of Nursing, at UBC.
Dr. Carrie Jenkins is a professor in the Department of Philosophy at UBC.
Dr. Marina Adshade is an assistant professor of teaching at the Vancouver School of Economics, at UBC.
