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Only7Seconds is working to advance social connection and address loneliness by reaching students in schools and equipping them with skills to create connection throughout their lives. Only7Seconds is not only benefiting students but also advancing the field of evidence-based social connection interventions for youth. We are excited to see what they achieve to combat our crisis of disconnection.
— The Foundation for Social Connection
"Only7Seconds is actively fighting isolation by encouraging people to use whatever is at their disposal to reach out and to let people know they are not alone. We all are longing for hope and seeking to belong. Only7Seconds is a powerful movement that is reminding the world of the truth - there is hope and you do belong."
Taylen Gilden,
Licensed mental health counselor
- Loneliness can increase your risk of death by 26%
- Feeling alone is as bad for your health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day.
- According to the U.S. Surgeon General, human connection is a matter of life and death.
- Loneliness can cause increases inflammation, heart disease, depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, and more.
- Loneliness is a pre-determinate to Alzheimer’s disease.
- Loneliness affects patients receptiveness to cancer treatments.
- 79% of Gen-Z feels lonely. 80% of those under 18 years of age report being lonely. 73% of Millennials feel lonely.
- 57% of Americans report feeling lonely and 12% say they have no close friends at all.
- Over 1 million teenagers in 37 countries found that feeling of loneliness at school nearly doubled from 2012 to 2018.
- Positive social interactions is linked with a sense of purposefulness
- Social connectedness has a very large impact on our well-being.
- Meaningful human connection leads to healthier lifestyles and better mental and physical health.
Why does it matter?
Loneliness is dangerous.
It does not discriminate.
We all need connection.
The mental health conversation is only going to continue to grow as we recover from 2020. Now more than ever we need to be spreading hope.
What your donation supports:
Your donation helps provide physical and digital resources to inspire and equip people to make intentional connections!
Your donation funds the development and delivery our youth Connection Curriculum in schools and community programs!
Your donation supports storytelling through the I Know Lonely project, including the podcast and videos!