- Source: Loneliness epidemic
The loneliness epidemic is an ongoing trend of loneliness and social isolation experienced by people across the globe. The uptick may have begun in the 2010s and was exacerbated by the isolating effects of social distancing, stay-at-home orders, and deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Since the 2010s, large-scale initiatives have been launched in countries including the USA, Australia and UK. In May 2023, the U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy published a United States Department of Health and Human Services advisory on the impact of the epidemic of loneliness and isolation in the United States. The report likened the dangers of loneliness to other public health threats such as smoking and obesity. Attention was later drawn to metrics indicative of loneliness being especially common among Americans who lack a college degree. In November 2023, the World Health Organization declared loneliness a "global public health concern" and launched an international commission to study the problem.
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- Loneliness epidemic
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