Family Bonds and the Loneliness Crisis

Loneliness among American teens has been growing by leaps and bounds over the last 15-to-20 years. In 2023, U.S. surgeon general Dr. Vivek Murthy declared that widespread loneliness was nothing less than a public health epidemic.Murphy said that social isolation poses health risks equivalent to smoking 15 cigarettes a day—including larger chances of stroke and heart disease and a 30% higher risk of premature death. And he declared that those threats hit young people between the ages of 15 to 24