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San Mateo County leader says board declared loneliness a public health crisis, outlines programs

San Mateo County Board of Supervisors · December 4, 2025
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David Canniff, president of the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, said the board declared loneliness a public health crisis, cited survey results near 50% locally and nationally, described a county series called "Loneliness to Light," and announced he will speak at an October event at the Henry J. Kaiser Auditorium.

David Canniff, president of the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, said the board has declared loneliness a public health crisis and outlined county efforts to address it. "This board of supervisors declared loneliness a public health crisis in The United States Of America, the first county to do such," Canniff said, linking the county action to national attention on the issue.

Canniff cited U.S. Surgeon General…

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