Mental Health Awareness Month
Prior to the Coronavirus outbreak, America was already in the depths of a public health crisis, one of social isolation and loneliness. One 2020 index notes that three in five Americans report a persistent sense of loneliness. Young people, ages 18 - 22, men and heavy social media users, were most likely to report feelings of isolation. Social isolation can generally be defined as a state of complete or near-complete lack of contact between an individual and society. The