Highlights include yoga, drawing exercises, drinks and bites, and a chance to win a bestselling, must-read book by Amelia Nagoski and Emily Nagoski - "Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle."

For decades, the healthy communities field has demonstrated that where we are live, learn, work, play, and age impacts our health. It’s clearer than ever that the way our communities are designed, maintained, and activated deeply impacts our quality of life.

As design researcher and architect, Erin Peavey describes it, we don’t merely have a mental and physical health crisis in society, we have serious social health issues looming around us.

Erin details how our environment needs to be transformational, and architects need to reflect on that.  We are wired for social connection.   There is data on how the lack of social connections link to a negative health impact from loneliness, which can even include obesity and smoking.

Because even introverts frequently like company. According to Erin Peavey, a design leader in health and well-being at the global firm HKS Architects, shared public spaces can allow lone individuals “to feel a part of the world but not have to engage in it or feel a responsibility to perform.”

Each June, alongside our partners at the Global Initiative on Loneliness and Connection (GILC) and Marmalade Trust, the Coalition activates local communities, policymakers, and innovators for Global Loneliness Awareness Week. Together, we share resources, identify areas of collaboration, and educate the public on the importance of connection. This year, we are excited to convene once again on June 11th in Washington, D.C. Stay tuned for more information – including our agenda and speakers!