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April 30, 2013 | Journal Article
This study examined the role of social relationships in the development of major depression. The overall quality of social relationships was associated with a significantly higher risk of depression.
February 6, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
HCB: You conducted interviews with hundreds of people across the country who live alone. Tell us about the trends you identified in the book. Klinenberg: When I looked more closely at the issue I learned that living alone had become incredibly commo ...
December 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
Experts from the social, behavioral, physiological and medical sciences developed a plan to study how the extent to which people are socially connected (that is, have relationships with others) affects their physical health.
August 1, 2005 | Program Result Report
Washington State University School of Public Health planned and implemented an intervention to link families in faith-based congregations in Spokane, Wash., to isolated single-parent families in their communities.
June 12, 2013 | Story
One reason the American West has high suicide rates is its residential instability, RWJF scholar finds.
June 4, 2013 | Story
Interacting with unsupportive family members may lead to depression—especially in women.
June 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Residential stability and population density, are examined in this article to help explain why suicide rates in the American West are higher than other regions of the United States.
December 31, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
On Friday, we shared five of the ten most-read posts published on this blog in 2012. Today, as we prepare to usher in a new year, we report on the top five.
October 17, 2012 | News Release
RWJF honors Kathi Toepel with a 2012 Community Health Leaders Award.
June 14, 2012 | Journal Article
The study's results shows social discrimination can be a chronic stressor, with a detrimental impact on physiological systems over time.