Current approaches to understanding and addressing social connection are fragmented, often focusing narrowly on loneliness as a health crisis. While evidence links social isolation and loneliness to negative health outcomes, this medicalised framing has led to individualised interventions that may not fully address the complexity of social connection. This chapter argues for moving beyond crisis narratives towards a more comprehensive understanding of how social connection develops and can be supported. We present an interdisciplinary model that bridges individual experiences with community infrastructure and processes, drawing on insights from sociology, psychology, urban planning, media studies, and community development. The model provides a strengths-based framework for understanding social connection across different levels—from individual relationship patterns to community infrastructure and socialisation processes. After reviewing current evidence and policy responses, we demonstrate how the model helps overcome limitations in existing approaches. We illustrate the model's practical application across different contexts, including digital environments, through practitioner vignettes. The chapter concludes by showing how this comprehensive framework can inform research, policy, and practice approaches to fostering social connection.