Can Newly Proposed Policies Solve the Loneliness Crisis?
A new bill suggests a federal office and initiatives to bring people together, but some remain skeptical. Also: the latest wellness news & trends.
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Can Newly Proposed Government Policies Solve the Loneliness Epidemic?
I’ve written a lot about the importance of social connection (and my book, The Gospel of Wellness, delves into how loneliness partially fueled the popularity of wellness establishments like boutique gyms). Now, it seems, politicians are taking the loneliness crisis more seriously: This week, Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., introduced legislation to create a federal office to help improve social infrastructure and, well, help Americans make more friends.
The National Strategy for Social Connection Act would give $5 million in annual funding to the CDC to track the prevalence of loneliness. The bill also proposes ga…
