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Why Faith and Family Are the Cure for Loneliness

Why Faith and Family Are the Cure for Loneliness
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Commentary
A few weeks ago, the U.S. surgeon general issued an alarming report (pdf) on the state of loneliness in America. While expressing great concern about the toll loneliness takes on a person’s mental health, the report goes on to ignore two of the best antidotes for curing the problem: family and faith.
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Timothy S. Goeglein
Timothy S. Goeglein
Author
Timothy S. Goeglein is the vice president of government and external relations at Focus on the Family and the co-author of the new book WHAT REALLY MATTERS: RESTORING A LEGACY OF FAITH, FREEDOM, AND FAMILY (Fidelis, 2026).
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