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Tag: Loneliness
A Sikh Temple in India Fights Loneliness With Companionship
A village in northern India has found a way to address a growing global issue: a deep sense of isolation among older people.
Dating Apps Thrive in China, but Not Just for Romance
China has cracked down on many tech companies, but has allowed dating apps that provide social connections to flourish.
In a Japanese Nursing Home, Some Workers Are Babies
They get paid in formula and diapers, and their work hours are flexible, in a program that connects people across generations and brightens lives.
A Teen’s Journey Into the Internet’s Darkness and Back Again
As anxiety and depression soar among adolescents, researchers struggle to understand how exactly social media affects mental health.
Nine Mass Shootings
A violent weekend highlights America’s continuing crime wave.
Surgeon General Warns of Youth Mental Health Crisis
The coronavirus pandemic intensified a rise in adolescent depression, anxiety and mental health distress that was underway before the spring of 2020.
A Massachusetts Task Force Helps to Confront Loneliness Epidemic
Social isolation in the U.S. rose even as the pandemic began to subside in the spring, new research shows.
‘They Have No One’: At 88, a Transgender Icon Combats Loneliness Among Seniors
Samantha Flores, who created a community center in Mexico City for older L.G.B.T.Q. people that closed during the pandemic, is hoping to reopen it.
Pandemic Social Life, One Year In
The pandemic redefined relationships and self-reliance.