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By Nathaniel Sabater, Mariangel Maldonado, Dr. Hans Rocha IJzerman  / March 17, 2026
Wellness programs often fail not because they're poorly designed, but because they target the wrong level of the problem. Mental...
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By Nathaniel Sabater, Dr. Hans Rocha IJzerman, Mariangel Maldonado  / February 24, 2026
Key points Effective employee strategy starts with diagnosing whether disconnection is driven by structural constraints, team dynamics, or individual factors,...
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Missing the measure: Why claims about social media and loneliness require stronger evidence

By Dr. Hans Rocha IJzerman, Sharanya Mosalakanti  / March 18, 2025
Recent years have seen a pivotal shift in how governments approach social isolation and loneliness, marked by the groundbreaking appointment...
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