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Silent Sufferers: Combating Loneliness in College Students Requires Campus-wide Collaboration

Timely MD

Navigating mental health challenges in a new, high-pressure setting can also lead to what has been deemed a growing epidemic: loneliness. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy called loneliness a public health epidemic in 2023. Students may feel pressure to appear socially active, yet feel deeply alone despite being surrounded by people.