Loneliness

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Loneliness poses risks as deadly as smoking: surgeon general

WASHINGTON (AP) — Widespread loneliness in the U.S. poses health risks as deadly as smoking up to 15 cigarettes daily, costing the health industry billions of dollars annually, the U.S. surgeon general said Tuesday in declaring the latest public health epidemic.

https://apnews.com/article/surgeon-general-loneliness-334450f7bb5a77e88d8085b178340e19?

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Why are teen girls in crisis? It's not just social media

Anxiety over academics. Post-lockdown malaise. Social media angst.

https://apnews.com/article/teens-girls-mental-health-social-media-928d45094e94fccb81e1fa9aca30fcdf?

Pandemic youth mental health toll unprecedented, data show

The pandemic took a harsh toll on U.S. teen girls’ mental health, with almost 60% reporting feelings of persistent sadness or hopelessness, according to a government survey released Monday that bolsters earlier data.

https://apnews.com/article/education-health-pandemics-teens-cd01cd672539d6a3dbada46bfa47203a?

Youth mental health is in crisis. Are schools doing enough?

CECILIA, Ky. (AP) — For fourth-grader Leah Rainey, the school day now begins with what her teacher calls an “emotional check-in.”

https://apnews.com/article/mental-health-crisis-schools-768fed6a4e71d694ec0694c627d8fdca?

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? Loneliness spike

Photo illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios. Photo: Raymond Kleboe/Picture Post/Hulton Archive/Getty Images

Nowhere in the world are young men as lonely in comparison to other people in their country as in the U.S., Axios' Carly Mallenbaum writes from a new Gallup poll. One in four U.S. men ages 15 to 34 said they felt lonely a lot of the previous day. That's a higher proportion than young American women (18%).