Kate Mulligan – The Conversation

Loneliness around the world is growing as a result of how our lives are structured. (Shutterstock)

February 16, 2023

Loneliness is making us physically sick, but social prescribing can treat it – podcast

Nehal El-Hadi, The Conversation and Daniel Merino, The Conversation

Public health measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic meant that many people experienced social isolation. But the pandemic didn’t invent loneliness, and its impacts on our health are growing.

A man wearing a protective mask rides his bicycle past a face mask mural during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

January 9, 2022

Feeling powerless in the COVID‑19 pandemic? 4 principles of self‑determination can help you take back some control

Kate Mulligan, University of Toronto

People can counter the helplessness felt during the pandemic and build power by creating a sense of purpose and community amid the confusion of COVID-19.

Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam and Deputy Chief Public Health Officer Howard Njoo are reflected in a computer screen showing date on Canada’s COVID-19 situation during a news conference in Ottawa on April 13, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

May 1, 2020

Race‑based health data urgently needed during the coronavirus pandemic

Kate Mulligan, University of Toronto; Jennifer Rayner, and Onye Nnorom, University of Toronto

Gathering race-based data during the coronavirus pandemic is essential for Indigenous communities, racialized people and those with disabilities and mental health challenges.

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