Why Faith and Family Are the Cure for Loneliness

Why Faith and Family Are the Cure for Loneliness
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Timothy S. Goeglein
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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.
Timothy S. Goeglein
Timothy S. Goeglein
Author
Timothy S. Goeglein is vice president of external and government relations at Focus on the Family in Washington, D.C., and author of the new book “Stumbling Toward Utopia: How the 1960s Turned Into a National Nightmare and How We Can Revive the American Dream.”
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