{"id":255,"date":"2025-04-07T21:05:13","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T21:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/outabout.org\/blog\/?p=255"},"modified":"2025-04-15T15:16:48","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T15:16:48","slug":"the-dangers-posed-by-a-lack-of-nature-2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/outabout.org\/blog\/2025\/04\/07\/the-dangers-posed-by-a-lack-of-nature-2-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The Unexpected Remedy to Loneliness"},"content":{"rendered":"<body>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"255\" class=\"elementor elementor-255\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ca874e e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5ca874e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76934c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"76934c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Neighborhood Out &amp; About<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2eb020 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e2eb020\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Unexpected Remedy to Loneliness<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0df545 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d0df545\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">It's closer than you think!\u200e \u200e \u200e \u200e \u200e \u200e \u200e <\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db80a89 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"db80a89\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9486ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f9486ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2249\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/outabout.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/pexels-photo-325521.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-257\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/outabout.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/pexels-photo-325521.webp 2249w, https:\/\/outabout.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/pexels-photo-325521-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/outabout.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/pexels-photo-325521-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/outabout.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/pexels-photo-325521-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/outabout.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/pexels-photo-325521-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/outabout.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/pexels-photo-325521-2048x1366.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2249px) 100vw, 2249px\" loading=\"lazy\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06130dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"06130dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">by Ava Bodrick on March 8th, 2025<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a84be8 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5a84be8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f44f25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f44f25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/teams\/social-determinants-of-health\/demographic-change-and-healthy-ageing\/social-isolation-and-loneliness\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">World Health Organization<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, an estimated 1 in 4 older people are experiencing social isolation. Additionally, an estimated 5 to 15 percent of adolescents are experiencing loneliness. The solution to solving this epidemic may be closer than expected; your neighbors! Living in a close-knit community helps eliminate a number of problems faced.<\/span><\/p><h3>Loneliness Epidemic No More<\/h3><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC1695733\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A study<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from 1992 in Roseto, Pennsylvania has highlighted the positive effects of being involved in your community. This study found that strongly connected towns\u2019 people experienced far less stress and heart disease than the average population. A followup study found that it was attributed to the community the people had built. This study proves that not only can being in a close-knit community help eliminate the feeling of loneliness, but also employ additional benefits such as reduced stress levels, which play a factor in improving mental health.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h3>Increased Safety and Security<\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As you grow to know your neighbors, you become willing to look out for each other. This means alerts on suspicious activity, watching over packages, and potentially even house sitting. Safety is also increased indirectly, as knowing the people that live around you lowers the chance of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/national\/archive\/2015\/01\/know-thy-neighbor-reduce-gun-violence\/384598\/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=sendto_newslettertest&amp;stream=top#_ga=2.247780487.1432136844.1741113657-1528697527.1740786382\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">gun violence<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This brings peace of mind regarding the safety of the community you\u2019re in.<\/span><\/p><h3>Relationship Builder<\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As depicted in Friends, strong relationships are built from simply being neighbors. Your neighbors could serve as support systems during times of both hardship and joy. Striking up conversation may seem nerve-racking but is surprisingly simple. Setting up a neighborhood gathering, joining in on local activities, or even simply talking in passing are all first steps in creating friendships.<\/span><\/p><h3>Overall<\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s in every aspect beneficial to engage with your neighbors. Not only bettering your mental health, but providing comfort in safety, and building strong, long lasting relationships. It\u2019s imperative we know our community. Our neighbors are the unexpected solution to our loneliness epidemic. After all, who\u2019s closer to you than your neighbors?<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ca1c9d e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7ca1c9d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5c263d e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c5c263d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to the World Health Organization, an estimated 1 in 4 older people are experiencing social isolation. 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