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We complain about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.childabusesurvivor.net\/wordpress\/2023\/11\/28\/loneliness-and-the-loss-of-third-places\/\">lack of third spaces<\/a> in society. We complain about how people don&#8217;t reach out anymore. What we likely don&#8217;t talk enough about is how volunteering to help other people is an antidote to all of that.<\/p>\n<p>Not to mention that the act of serving others carries its own mental health benefits on top of creating more connection and community:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>In study after study, service towards others &#8211; both strangers and family &#8211; shows a measurable impact in boosting well-being and decreasing depression in a sustainable way.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deseret.com\/opinion\/2025\/09\/21\/service-boosting-mood\/\">https:\/\/www.deseret.com\/opinion\/2025\/09\/21\/service-boosting-mood\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It seems that there are some solutions to our current loneliness epidemic sitting right in front of us. 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