Abstract: Eradicate Social Isolation (Society for Social Work and Research 20th Annual Conference - Grand Challenges for Social Work: Setting a Research Agenda for the Future)
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306P Eradicate Social Isolation

Schedule:
Friday, January 15, 2016
Ballroom Level-Grand Ballroom South Salon (Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel)
* noted as presenting author
James Lubben, PhD, Professor and Louise McMahon Ahearn Chair, PhD Program Director, Institute on Aging Director, Boston College, Boston, MA
Melanie Gironda, PhD, MSW, Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Erika L. Sabbath, ScD, Assistant Professor, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA
Carrie Johnson, MSW, Boston College, Boston, MA
Jooyoung Kong, MSW, Doctoral Student, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA
Social isolation is a silent killer -- as dangerous to health as smoking.  National and global health organizations have underscored the hidden, deadly, and pervasive hazards stemming from feeling alone and abandoned. Our challenge is to educate the public on this health hazard, encourage health and human service professionals to address social isolation, and promote effective ways to deepen social connections and community for people of all ages.
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