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Campus Urgency: All Eyes On Loneliness

March 27, 2024

The next step in addressing student mental health is to focus specifically on loneliness, Daniel Eisenberg, Joe Behen, Jan Collins Eaglin, Zainab Okolo and FAH President Jeremy Nobel write in this Inside Higher Ed editorial.

Loneliness is an urgent issue on college campuses! Read this important editorial in Inside Higher Ed featuring our President & Founder Jeremy Nobel, with Daniel Eisenberg from UCLA, Joe Behen from School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Jan Collins Eaglin from The Steve Fund, and Dr. Zainab Okolo, LCMFT from The Jed Foundation (JED). Together, this team lays out what loneliness is, why it must be prioritized for student mental health, and includes some practical recommendations on what leaders can do NOW to address loneliness on campus. The piece includes the important work The Foundation is doing to support college students through our signature initiative, Project UnLonely, and our Campus Colors & Connection workshops. Our thanks to Inside Higher Ed for raising attention to this pressing issue.

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