During his second stint as the U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy declared the United States was in a loneliness epidemic.
He’s penned several reports,authored a book and has toured the country to share his fear that increasing social isolation is leading to poor physical and mental health outcomes.
Studies and surveys have shown that Americans across all age groups are increasingly lonely. A 2025 poll from the American Psychiatric Association found that half or more of Americans say they feel isolated, left out or lack companionship often. A Gallup found one in five Americans experience loneliness daily…