On Tuesday, October 3rd, from 5:30-6:30 PM in the Kresge Atrium, we will be holding our Fall Social! Join us for an evening of refreshments and conversation, and a unique opportunity to connect with Center and Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences (SBS) scholars and staff, as well as fellow Harvard Public Health students who share a common interest in the realm of positive health and well-being. This event is…

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On Wednesday, October 11th, from 1-1:50 PM in FXB G12 or virtually, please join us in welcoming Dr. Julianne Holt-Lunstad for the first event in our Fall 2023 Loneliness and Well-being Seminar Series. Decades of evidence across multiple scientific disciplines have accumulated pointing to widespread health impacts associated with social connection, or lack thereof. Despite this evidence, social connection has been widely assumed to be a personal issue primarily associated…

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On Wednesday November 1st, from 1-1:50 PM in FXB G12 or online, join us for the second installment in our Loneliness and Well-being Seminar Series, with guest speaker Dr. Louise Hawkley. Dr. Hawkley is a Principal Research Scientist at the National Opinion Research Center (NORC), an affiliate organization of the University of Chicago. She is a co-investigator on the National Institute on Aging (NIA)- funded panel study, the National Social…

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On Wednesday, December 6th, from 1-1:50 PM in FXB G12 or online, join us for the third installment in the Center's Loneliness and Well-being Seminar Series, with guest speaker Dr. Koichiro Shiba. Accumulating evidence has demonstrated the health effects of social isolation and loneliness, suggesting that population-level efforts to promote social connectedness can be a promising approach to advance public health. However, this body of evidence is mostly based on…

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This timely talk by Dr. Jeremy Nobel will explore loneliness and social isolation as both a personal and societal challenge, including the accelerating impact of COVID on what was already recognized as public health crisis.  Building on the recent Surgeon General’s Advisory on Loneliness, and drawing on key frameworks presented in Dr. Nobel’s recently released book, Project UnLonely: Healing Our Crisis of Disconnection, the session will present a public health-oriented…

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Seminar Title: Towards Equitable Design: What We Know and Need to Address about Mental Health Prevention and Promotion among #blackboysandmen Seminar Speaker: Dr. Kofoworola Williams, Assistant Professor of Community Health and Prevention at Drexel University. Seminar Date and Location: Wednesday, February 21st, 2024, from 1-1:50 PM in FXB G12 or online Seminar Description Suicide-related behavior and completion rates among young Black men are rising at an alarming rate, making their…

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On Wednesday, March 20th, from 1-1:50 PM in FXB G12 or online, we invite you to join us for a seminar with Dr. Shekhar Saxena. This seminar will provide the conceptual background for monitoring population level mental health and wellbeing followed by the methodology developed in the Countdown Global Mental Health 2030, an initiative of a consortium including the World Health Organization (WHO), and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)…

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On Friday April 5th, from 1-1:50 PM in Kresge 202A, we invite all Harvard ID-holders to join the Lee Kum Sheung Center for Health and Happiness Student Interest Group for "Discover your Ikigai with Altruism: A Workshop for Finding Personal Fulfillment and Contributing to a Better World." This workshop will be led by Center Student Steering Committee member Sarah Wang, MPH '25.  In a modern world filled with high-stress environments…

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On Wednesday, April 10th, from 1-1:50 PM in FXB G12 or online, join us for "Equity in Policies and Interventions to Advance Social Connection" a seminar led by Dr. Ichiro Kawachi, and the latest installment in our Loneliness and Well-being Seminar Series. In 2023, the U.S. Surgeon General issued an advisory drawing attention to an “epidemic of loneliness and social isolation” and called for a national strategy to advance social…

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On Thursday April 18th, from 1-1:50 PM in Kresge 202B, we invite Harvard students to join us for "Gratitude Unfolded", a workshop on integrating the art of noticing and appreciation into the student journey. Participants will delve into the transformative power of gratitude in their daily lives, beginning with an introduction to the scientific evidence supporting its benefits. Through well-being activities, including self-reflection and group discussions, participants will explore unexpected…

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