Resources for Combatting Social Isolation and Loneliness

Guides and Toolkits

• BetterUp: How to Overcome Social Isolation

• Campaign to End Loneliness: Promising Approaches Revisited: Effective Action on Loneliness in Later Life

• CDC: How Right Now

• CDC: Coping with Loneliness

• Einhorn Collaborative: A Call to Connection: Rediscovering the Transformative Power of Relationships

• Ending Loneliness Together: A Guide to Evaluating Loneliness Outcomes for Community Organisations

• Ending Loneliness Together: A Guide to Measuring Loneliness for Community Organisations

• Humana: Loneliness & Social Isolation Toolkit

• Foundation for Social Connection: Action Guide for Building Socially Connected Communities

• NIH: Tips for Staying Connected

• NIH: How to Deal with Stress of Social Isolation

• National Institute on Aging: Social Isolation and Loneliness Outreach Toolkit

Mental Health and Well-Being

• HERO: Employee Mental Health and Well-Being: Emerging Best Practices and Case Study Examples

• Make the Connection: Connect with Stories of Help and Hope

• Mental Health America: How to Feel Less Lonely in the Loneliest Time Ever

• Mental Health is Health: Feeling Lonely

• NAMI: The Effects of COVID-19 Related Social Isolation on the Mental Health of Racialized Communities

• National Latino Behavioral Health Association: How social isolation, loneliness, and insecurity affect people in recovery during COVID-19

• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: Recognizing Holiday Triggers of Trauma

Programs to Get Involved

• AARP: AARP Friendly Voice

• AARP: Get Involved in Volunteering

• AARP: Connect2Affect

• CaringBridge: Ask for and Offer Support

• DOROT: Caring Calls

• DOROT: GENuine Connections

• DOROT: University Without Walls

• Papa: Be a Papa Pal

• The Trevor Project: Trevor Lifeline

Research and Reports

• The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine: Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults

• NORC at the University of Chicago: Geography of Social Isolation in U.S. Older Adults

• Sixty and Me: Dealing with Loneliness After 50 – The Sixty and Me 2020 Survey Results

• Pudding: 24-Hours in an Invisible Epidemic

Specialized Support Programs

• ACTNow for Mental Health: LGBTQ Weekly Support Group

• ACTNow for Mental Health: Access Free Telehealth Therapy Services in the DMV Area

• Give Us The Floor: Teen-Only Supportive Group Chats

• The Jed Foundation: Mental Health Resource Center

• Little Brother Friends of the Elderly: Local Chapters