Politico October 10, 2023
By Erin Schumaker, Daniel Payne, Evan Peng and Carmen Paun

The “We Are Made to Connect Tour” may be coming to a college town or community center near you.

It’s part of Surgeon General Vivek Murthy’s campaign against loneliness, and attendees can expect interactive events in which Murthy will encourage students and young people to strengthen their relationships and build moments of connection into their daily routines.

Why it matters: The program builds on advisory reports about loneliness and social isolation and youth mental health that Murthy issued in May.

Murthy then called loneliness an “underappreciated public...

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