Intergenerational mentorship program aims to promote social connection, reduce loneliness
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 23, 2021
A virtual mentorship program connecting independent living residents and teens helped counteract loneliness in the midst of the pandemic, according to a University of California, San Diego, study.
Togetherness Program targets isolation, loneliness through senior-to-senior interactions
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 07, 2021
A new program is connecting older adults to each other to relate and share common experiences of social isolation exacerbated by the pandemic.