Loneliness Declared a Public Health Emergency in San Mateo County
Loneliness has been declared a public health emergency in San Mateo County, California, where an estimated 45 percent of residents report difficulties with isolation and loneliness. The county, located in the San Francisco Bay Area and including parts of Silicon Valley, is the first in the United States to issue such a declaration for what […]
California county votes to make loneliness a public health emergency, blaming pandemic
loneliness has been declared public health Silicon Valley emergency. On January 30, San Mateo County, located in California’s San Francisco Bay Area, passed a resolution officially declaring loneliness a public health crisis. According to local reports, the Board of Supervisors passed the decision unanimously. Depression and anxiety can affect young people twice as much, finds […]