Loneliness is everywhere and touches everybody. It is becoming an epidemic. Researchers have found mounting evidence linking loneliness to physical illness and to functional and cognitive decline; it is a predictor of depression, obesity, and early death.
“The profound effects of loneliness on health and independence are a critical public health problem,” said Dr. Carla M. Perissinotto, a geriatrician at the University of California, San Francisco.
But what’s the antidote?
Carolyn will take a look at the statistics and what they mean for congregations and their members.

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