Social Connection in America
Dr. Julianne Holt-Lunstad serves as Social Connection in America’s Director and Chief Science Lead.
The 2025 Social Connection in America™ report will share top findings from the first of a 25‑year survey. Sign up to get the report, launching December 2025.
Nivea Connect Report 2025
In 2025, Dr. Julianne Holt-Lunstad sat down with researchers from Nivea Connect for an interview about her expertise in social connection and loneliness.
Click the button below to learn more about her impactful research as well as her position as the leading scientific advisor for Nivea Connect.
Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Social Isolation
The U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory on the Healing Effects of Social Connection and Community
Julianne Holt-Lunstad, PhD served as the lead scientist on this advisory for the office of the U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy. It's the first-ever surgeon general advisory on social connection and loneliness that lays out a national strategy for a more connected America. The research is clear: loneliness and isolation are a public health crisis that greater social connection and community cooperation can reverse if we all work together.
Resources and Tools
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Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults
Dr. Holt-Lunstad served on the expert consensus committee for the National Academy of Sciences Consensus Study Report on Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults.
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Social Media and Adolescent Health
Dr. Holt-Lunstad served on the expert consensus committee for the National Academy of Sciences Consensus Study Report on Social Media and Adolescent Health.
Public Use Slides
Click the button below to download slides from Dr. Holt-Lunstad that are free to use with proper attribution.
Global Initiative on Loneliness and Connection
The Global Initiative on Loneliness and Connection (GILC) is comprised of national organizations committed to end the pressing global issues of loneliness and social isolation. We support the dissemination of system-wide, national approaches to build social connection.
Our position statements support our three key areas of global partnership: Awareness, Collaboration, and National Framework to end loneliness and promote connection.
