Can Strong Social Infrastructure Cure the Loneliness Epidemic?

A silent but pervasive epidemic has gripped the United States for years, but it is not COVID-19. It is loneliness and social isolation, which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says poses a “serious threat to mental and physical health.” Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has described social isolation as a threat on par with tobacco and obesity and has made addressing it one of the priorities of his administration.