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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Peter Smith

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Bit by bit small us groups chip away at historic levels of social isolation - The Untold Story

Social Disconnection Photo Essay - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Across the country, small groups are working to rebuild social connection amid rising loneliness in their own modest ways.

It sounds simple — building relationships. But they’re up against powerful cultural forces.

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