Legal and Policy Interventions to Address Social Isolation
Hodge JG, White EN, Reeves CM. Legal and Policy Interventions to Address Social Isolation. Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics. 2020
6 Pages Posted: 22 Apr 2020
Date Written: March 9, 2020
Abstract
Americans suffer from an epidemic of loneliness stemming from perceived or actual social isolation (SI). Multi-faceted causes warrant novel public health legal responses to reduce significant impacts of SI on physical and mental health.
Keywords: social isolation, connectedness, law, policy, mental health, public health, loneliness, intervention
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Hodge, James G. and White, Erica N. and Reeves, Claudia, Legal and Policy Interventions to Address Social Isolation (March 9, 2020). Hodge JG, White EN, Reeves CM. Legal and Policy Interventions to Address Social Isolation. Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics. 2020, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3551531 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3551531
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