The pandemic's impact on social support networks

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The COVID-19 pandemic "isolated us fundamentally" and "damaged" our social support networks, George Slavich says. "The pandemic and pandemic-era policies really damaged the basic social support networks and social fabric that keep us feeling emotionally grounded and socially connected on a day-to-day basis," he said. Slavich, a professor of psychiatry and human behavior at UC Irvine, added that the "quality of the social networks that existed before the pandemic" hasn't returned. "So this is a continuing challenge that I think many of us face on a daily basis and something that, if we could get right, would really be a source of individual and collective resilience going forward," he said. Horizons from PBS News, dives into the science, health, technology and environmental issues making headlines each week. Visit the PBS News website to watch this week's episode. Watch PBS News for daily, breaking and live news, plus special coverage. We are home to PBS News Hour, ranked the most

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