This hour, we hear about efforts where we live to address loneliness and isolation after the "epidemic" was highlighted by U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy in a recent advisory.
Americans’ mental health needs grow dramatically amid pandemic
Monica Palmer, senior director of Clinical and Legal Services and Aimee Ryan, director of Social Work, at Catholic Charities in Oklahoma City, illustrate how they provide in-person counseling amid the coronavirus pandemic in this undated photo. (CNS photo/courtesy Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of Oklahoma City)
Monica Palmer, senior director of Clinical and Legal Services and Aimee Ryan, director of Social Work, at Catholic Charities in Oklahoma City, illustrate how they provide in-person counseling amid the coronavirus pandemic in this undated photo. (CNS photo/courtesy Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of Oklahoma City)
By Dennis Sadowski