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Kurt Thompson: We're facing a loneliness epidemic that's as grave threat to public health as obesity or substance abuse. In this forum from 2019 at the University of Minnesota, psychiatrist Kurt Thompson discusses human flourishing and community. "We live in a story that we are navigating where we know what it's not," he says.

Scholars, journalists, practitioners, and other thought leaders all agree — we’re facing a loneliness epidemic that’s as grave a threat to public health as obesity or substance abuse. Where do we go from here?

In this Forum from 2019 at the University of Minnesota, psychiatrist Curt Thompson discusses human flourishing and community. When it comes to mental health, he says, don’t go it alone.

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