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The loneliness epidemic is an ongoing trend of loneliness and social isolation experienced by people across the globe. [1] [2] 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. [1] [3]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, another issue rose to the forefront: loneliness. Here's why doctors say we should be concerned about it. Is Ohio suffering from a loneliness epidemic?
Similarly, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy issued an advisory in May 2023 calling the epidemic of loneliness and isolation in the U.S. a public health crisis. The dedication from local ...
To combat the loneliness epidemic, professional cuddlers like Jasmine Siemon from Bethesda, Maryland, are leading the way. She uses platonic touch therapy to assist adults dealing with issues such ...
As of 23 March 2020, more than 1.2 billion learners were out of school due to school closures in response to COVID-19. [8] Given low rates of COVID-19 symptoms among children, the effectiveness of school closures has been called into question. [13] Even when school closures are temporary, it carries high social and economic costs. [14]
Loneliness was exacerbated by the isolating effects of social distancing, stay-at-home orders, and deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic. [74] [75] In May 2023, 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. [75]
Isolation and loneliness are an epidemic as damaging to Americans' individual and public health as smoking and obesity, the surgeon general said in an advisory.
On January 30, 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic is deemed a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by the World Health Organization (WHO). The public and healthcare professionals experience higher levels of anxiety as a result of increased worldwide knowledge. The WHO formally designates COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11, 2020.