He advises people to join community groups and put down their phones when they’re catching up with friends employers to think carefully about their remote work policies and health systems to provide training for doctors to recognize the health risks of loneliness. The surgeon general is calling on workplaces, schools, technology companies, community organizations, parents and other people to make changes that will boost the country’s connectedness. The number of single households has also doubled over the last 60 years.īut the crisis deeply worsened when COVID-19 spread, prompting schools and workplaces to shut their doors and sending millions of Americans to isolate at home away from relatives or friends. Research shows that Americans, who have become less engaged with worship houses, community organizations and even their own family members in recent decades, have steadily reported an increase in feelings of loneliness.
The declaration is intended to raise awareness around loneliness but won’t unlock federal funding or programming devoted to combatting the issue. That’s why I issued this advisory to pull back the curtain on a struggle that too many people are experiencing.” “Millions of people in America are struggling in the shadows, and that’s not right. It’s a feeling the body sends us when something we need for survival is missing,” Murthy told The Associated Press in an interview. “We now know that loneliness is a common feeling that many people experience. Vivek Murthy said in an 81-page report from his office. adults say they’ve experienced loneliness, Dr.
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