1st International Symposium on Social Identity and Loneliness

Nottingham Trent University

Community-based approaches to loneliness reduction

<p>In this, the inaugural symposium of the International Centre for Community-based Loneliness Prevention (ICCLP), we bring together academics from Japan, Australia and the UK with local stakeholders and practitioners in Nottingham/shire to set out an agenda for future research on tackling loneliness at local community level. Speakers include Professor Catherine Haslam (University of Queensland), Prof Alex Haslam (University of Queensland), Dr Niamh McNamara (Nottingham Trent University), Dr Ayahito Ito (Tohoku University), Dr Risa Takashima(Hokkaido University), Dr Yoshi Shono (Women's University Kyoto), Charlie Bethel (Men's Sheds Association UK), Kirsty Veitch-Sorsby (Tackling Loneliness Collaborative) and Amanda Chambers (Nottingham CVS). Contributors will outline the current gaps in knowledge, propose new ways of understanding loneliness and demonstrate how current community-based initiatives and interventions help integrate and empower those suffering from loneliness.</p>

Agenda

Symposium introduction: Social connectedness and health 

Charlie Bethel (Men’s Sheds Association UK)
Dr Ayahito Ito (Tohoku University)
Dr Risa Takashima (Hokkaido University)
Dr Niamh McNamara (Nottingham Trent University)


Session One: Community Sheds in UK and Japan

Prof Alex Halsam (University of Queensland)Prof Alex Halsam (University of Queensland)
Dr Juliet Wakefield (NTU)
Amanda Chambers (Nottingham CVS)


Session Two: Social Prescribing and Loneliness Reduction

Kirsty Veitch-Sorsby (Tackling Loneliness Collaborative) 
Prof Clifford Stevenson (NTU)


Session Three: Place-Based Approaches to Reducing Loneliness

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