American Stroke Foundation

In this video, we are going to be talking about social isolation. We will cover what it is, what health risks associated with social isolation are, and how to prevent or lessen the effects of it.

Social isolation is the lack of social connections and presents itself as loneliness.

Humans need social connections and without there are some pretty serious health risks that can occur.

In this section we go over a variety of ways to prevent social isolation and stay connected with those around us.