City Government/Municipal Government - Roseland, VA, US
1) Loneliness increases the odds of a premature death by 26%2) Between 25-45% of US adults report being chronically lonely3) 1 in 8 US adults is an alcoholic4) More than 1 in 3 US adults are obese5) 30 million people in the US have diabetes (and nearly 84 million have prediabetes)6) 30,000 Americans commit suicide each year7) Suicide and substance abuse costs the US approximately $800 billion annuallyThough loneliness is not the only cause of these conditions, it is a significant one.The Cost of Loneliness Project™ catalyzes a national imperative to spark commitment to, and investment in, combating loneliness and its devastating emotional, physical, and economic consequences.Join us online in our work to combat loneliness at:www.thecostofloneliness.org
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