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View our latest Research Translation to learn more about the first systematic review surveying primary care-based interventions and strategies to identify social isolation and loneliness among community-dwelling older adults. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gt66NrF5

Is nature important to you?🌍 (and mental health, housing, cost of living,etc.) Than register to vote! Over 4 million 18-34 years old not registered yet...🤯 You have until midnight to register, and tell your friends and young adult-proper adult children to do so. And obviously than go and vote when it's time. UK elections loading ...🪫 #registertovote #noplanetB #citizens

With an aging population, the economic impact on elder care is evolving. Proactive planning helps against rising costs, ensuring you and your loved ones receive the care you deserve without financial strain. https://lnkd.in/e5qbib6f #linvillelaw #eldercare #ncelderlaw

With the ongoing impact of covid, mental health crisis and financial strains, the upcoming general election represents an important opportunity for political parties to show what they will do to improve the future for the younger generation. We spoke to some university students and asked them what they would want the new government to address. Here are some of the things they shared ☁️ What would you add to this list?

With an aging population, the economic impact on elder care is evolving. Proactive planning helps against rising costs, ensuring you and your loved ones receive the care you deserve without financial strain. https://lnkd.in/d5GET9Sx #linvillelaw #eldercare #ncelderlaw

Is the upcoming U.S. election causing you stress? Psychologists are now recognizing “political anxiety” as a genuine phenomenon with negative health effects. Join us today at 1 pm ET to learn practical, actionable tips to quell election-related stress. 🕐 Watch live: https://lnkd.in/dnjSvyFz

Trust matters A meta-analysis of 61 papers finds that trust matters for outcomes as diverse as public health, voter turnout, vote choice, and policy preferences. https://lnkd.in/ebX4Q-tu

This is another way to depopulate the planet. Sponsored and assisted murder by the state. Minnesota is looking to adopt laws that would allow “assisted suicide.” There are programs where the government allows people to ask their doctors to kill them, and the killing is framed as a type of medical procedure. There are 20 U.S. states currently considering these laws, but the ideas are becoming increasingly controversial, as people look to countries like Canada to see where the laws could lead. People are being recommended assisted suicide as if it were a normal medical procedure, even when they haven’t requested it. And there is growing concern over assisted suicide being offered to people with mental disabilities, or even to children. https://lnkd.in/erW6uAhu

A Personal Health Assessment and a Personal Statement are both types of evidence that allow you to share your personal testimony regarding your case for DoD Disability and/or VA Disability. Personal testimonies are the weakest type of evidence you can submit to support your case because they are only from your point of view and not from an unbiased authority or from an official source. So why submit a personal testimony? In our latest blog, we explain how a Personal Health Assessment or a Personal Statement can help strengthen your case. Read more: https://bit.ly/3QDgjTG

Honoured to be invited to speak in Parliament again about knife crime. We often blame and praise point fingers when discussing the rise in violence, but this overlooks the systemic issues at play. Other nations, even those with high population densities, have successfully managed knife crime by treating it as a public health issue with notable decreases in violence as a result. Just as we use medication to prevent illness, we must adopt a preventive approach to violence. It's time to ask why our government waits to act until after violence occurs rather than funding preventative measures, which starts in homes and policy changes in schools We need to shift the narrative—treating knife crime not just as a street issue but as a public health crisis. Through preventative measures, it can implement education, mental health support, and community initiatives to safeguard our young people