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Germany sees loneliness epidemic among young people – DW – 07/26/2025
"How do I find friends?" is the most common question German influencers get asked on social media. Loneliness has become a pressing issue in Germany, with far-reaching consequences. Three years ago, Felix Wunnike realized he had struck a chord with young people. Whenever the business psychology graduate posts videos on his TikTok account about "finding friends," his followers respond immediately. "Even when I just said in the video, 'Send this video to your best friend,' the top comment with the most likes was always something like, 'I don't have any friends,'" Wunnike told DW. "I noticed that many of my younger followers feel really lonely and say that they really don't have any friends at all. That shocked me a lot." While loneliness can make it more difficult for adults to find a job and keep it, for young people it can affect their grades in school. Wunnike has now written a self-help book entitled "Everything You Need to Know About Finding a Friend." Wunnike has identified two reasons for this trend: the COVID-19 pandemic and social media. "Despite all the positive aspects, I think it's important to warn people about the downsides and dangers of social media usage, namely that we forget about real life. When we look at our friends' Instagram stories, we overlook the importance of building friendships in real life." According to a recent study by the World Health Organization, one in six people worldwide feels lonely. Among teenagers, it's even one in five. Loneliness is becoming an increasingly serious problem in Germany, according to a survey carried out by one of the country's leading public health insurers late last year. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Young people who suffer from loneliness are more susceptible to authoritarian thinking, according to Claudia Neu. The sociologist has studied what happens when loneliness causes young people to stray down a path of political extremism. She led a study which examined the connection between loneliness and anti-democratic attitudes among young people in Germany, and came to a pretty discouraging conclusion. "Young people between the ages of 16 and 23 are particularly susceptible to conspiracy theories and tend to condone the use of political violence," said Neu. "It's important to note that while a statistical correlation has been found, it does not necessarily imply causality. Not every lonely person votes for the far-right Alternative for Germany, nor does every AfD voter have elevated levels of loneliness." Neu has now written a book on this topic, entitled "Loneliness and Resentment." Her thesis is that when people no longer feel connected to society and, worse still, react to this with resentment, there is a real potential threat to democracy. She argues that lonely people are in fact victims, having experienced discrimination much more frequently than people who are not lonely. "They repeatedly feel rejected. They are frustrated when at a social get-together they once again fail to connect with anyone and return home feeling alone," she said. "This type of rejection can generate resentment. And this they see as unfair and are unable to let it go, blaming others, and ultimately becoming bitter and angry." Neu has headed the Sociology of Rural Areas department at the universities of Göttingen and Kassel since September 2016. She said living in remote areas increases the likelihood that people feel lonely, because humans depend on interaction and communication. "If there is a lack of opportunities to meet people, then there is a significantly higher risk of loneliness," Neu told DW. This then changes perceptions, she said, adding that she has found that chronically lonely people perceive spaces differently. "They see their surroundings as darker and more unsafe, they feel less comfortable both in public and in private spaces. And they are less likely to believe that their community can work well together," she said. A survey conducted by health insurer Techniker Krankenkasse showed that around 60% of people in Germany say they experience loneliness in their private lives. According to the Federal Statistical Office, 17 million people in Germany live alone — that's one in five. This represents an increase of 22% over the past two decades. According to Neu, the increasing individualization of society has both positive and negative aspects. "On the one hand, people have more freedom to choose. It has become much easier to end an unhappy partnership. On the other hand, being alone also carries the risk of becoming isolated. Nevertheless, I would be cautious about drawing a direct connection between living alone and loneliness," she warned. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Most studies have indicated that the elderly are more likely than young people to feel lonely. Their partners and friends pass away, and their family may not be living close by. However, a recent study by the German Center for Gerontology paints a more nuanced picture. According to the study, people between the ages of 43 and 65 feel lonelier than those in old age. Stefan Stuth, who co-authored a survey entitled "Loneliness in the Second Half of Life," told DW that unemployment is a major problem. Those who lose their job in middle age feel ashamed and stigmatized. The loss of what they see as a meaningful occupation can drive them into self-imposed isolation, he said. The elderly, on the other hand, do not experience this problem. "Reaching retirement age means you no longer have to be employed. There is no longer a stigma of unemployment that leads to mental suffering," Stuth explained. However, he added, the factor that has the greatest influence on loneliness is wealth or poverty. "The lower the household income, the higher the level of loneliness," he said. "Those with low incomes and limited financial resources have fewer opportunities to participate in society. This, in turn, leads to isolation and has a negative impact on psychological well-being."While you're here: Every Tuesday, DW editors round up what is happening in German politics and society. You can sign up here for the weekly email newsletter, Berlin Briefing.
Time of India
23-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Tata Digital CEO Naveen Tahilyani steps down, likely to join Prudential Plc
Tahilyani's role was gradually narrowed as plans emerged to carve out BigBasket and 1mg for separate fundraises and eventual IPOs Naveen Tahilyani , the CEO and MD of Tata Digital has stepped own just after a year of being appointed by Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran to lead the company's digital commerce ambitions. Tahilyani's departure marks the exit of another top level executive. As reported by Economic Times, Hardeep Guru, the chief financial officer of Tata Digital is being considered as the frontrunner for the position. Guru is said to be a close aide of Saurabh Agarwal, Group CEO, Tata Sons. While Tahilyani's exit from Tata Digital was abrupt, reports suggest that he is transiting to Prudential Plc , with Tata Digital undergoing strategic changes. Tata Digital CEO Naveen Tahilyani steps down Tahilyani's exit comes as Tata Sons seeks leadership stability to drive execution and growth across its consumer-facing digital businesses. The Economic Times report indicate that Hardeep Guru, the current CFO of Tata Digital is being considered for the role of CEO. The report also mentions that Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran informed the staff in a town hall meeting about the exit of Tahilyani. Chandrasekaran also informed the CEO's of Taga Digital portfolio companies about the change in the leadership. Tahilyani was tasked with reviving Tata Neu , the group's super app launched in April 2022. Despite a 109% increase in gross merchandise value (GMV) and a user base of 140 million, Neu has struggled with cross-platform traction, contributing to less than 10% of BigBasket and 1mg's gross sales. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like เริ่มแล้ว! ตลาด USDJPY อยู่ในช่วงขาขึ้นกว่าเดิม IC Markets สมัคร Undo His tenure saw backend integration paused to preserve individual brand identities, while Tata Digital explored new revenue streams, including quick commerce under the Flash brand. Tahilyani's departure coincides with Tata Group's plans to raise $1.3 billion for BigBasket and 1mg, signaling a shift toward independent fundraising and IPOs for these businesses. Meanwhile, Tata Digital has renewed its IPL title sponsorship for five years, aiming to strengthen Neu's brand presence and support new initiatives like Flash.
CBS News
18-04-2025
- Health
- CBS News
CDC scraps plan to help Texas schools curb measles over layoffs, employee says
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has scrapped a plan to offer help curbing measles in Texas schools after some staff working on the agency's response to this year's record outbreak of the virus were warned they could face layoffs, an agency employee said. CDC officials had initially weighed expanding a service they had been offering to hospitals in Texas — onsite assessments to root out how errors in ventilation and air filtration could be enabling spread of the virus – to other kinds of facilities like schools as well. "Being on the ground allows us to actually look at the filters that are in place, look at the HVAC systems, how they're set up, how they're being used, how they're being monitored. And after seeing what we did, I'm glad we did," Dylan Neu, who had led the CDC's ventilation assessments in Texas, told CBS News. Neu is a biomedical engineer for the CDC's National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, or NIOSH, which was largely eliminated by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s first wave of layoffs earlier this month. Two experts from NIOSH — Neu and an industrial hygienist — were first sent to Texas on March 20 at the state's request. They found a number of issues at hospitals in Texas that had been actively treating measles patients during the outbreak, Neu said. The agency's teams do careful inspections of the hospital's facilities, assessing how air is moving, he said, which can be difficult to accurately do over the phone with people unfamiliar with the technical details of how HVAC systems work. In one example, an isolation room at a hospital was found to have been pressurized wrongly, with air flowing out of the room with the measles patient, Neu said. Another hospital had skipped a key step in setting up an air filter in their waiting room: unwrapping the filter before turning it on. "They might say in an interview, 'Yeah, we purchased HEPA filters. They've been running in the waiting room.' But if they're not actually out of the plastic bag, they're not doing what they think they're doing," Neu said. While Neu remains on the job for now, he received a notice on April 1 warning him to expect to be laid off by HHS in the coming weeks. "This action is necessary to align our workforce with the agency's current and future needs and to ensure the efficient and effective operation of our programs," Neu's notice from the department said. Neu said he received the notice while in his hotel room in Texas, as he prepared to return from his deployment. Most of his colleagues and the leadership above him within NIOSH have either been laid off, offered reassignments to other agencies or warned to expect cuts. "My current understanding is that I'll be working in the office until the end of this month, and then I'll be on 60 days administrative leave until June 30th, and then we'll be separated at that point," he said. Agency officials scrapped plans to offer future ventilation assessments to Texas, he said, because of the prospect that he might get laid off while in the field and cut off from the agency's systems. A CDC spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment. While much of the work Neu's team does at NIOSH is research, he said that experts on his team have often been tapped to deploy to emergency responses as the agency's primary experts on topics like ventilation and contamination. He recounted several past deployments, ranging from helping hospitals around the country draw up plans to prepare for Ebola cases during the Obama administration, to helping the agency's quarantine station at Detroit's airport build an isolation room to screen passengers early during the COVID-19 pandemic. "We're involved in pretty much every response the CDC is involved in. Especially if there's some sort of engineering or ventilation component, NIOSH gets called in as that scientific expertise," he said. The layoffs have also upended other work done by NIOSH to respond to requests like health hazard evaluations, where workplaces can call on the agency for help investigating health issues on the job, like cancer clusters or fungal outbreaks . Impact on the CDC's measles response also goes beyond NIOSH. CBS News previously reported that multiple agency staff assigned to the effort had been let go. An official said Tuesday that the CDC was now "scraping to find the resources and personnel needed to provide support" to Texas and other states now facing outbreaks.
Globe and Mail
06-03-2025
- Health
- Globe and Mail
As Adult Autism Diagnoses Surge, The Care Gap Grows – Here's How One Company Is Fixing It
With more adults than ever seeking autism and ADHD diagnoses, traditional healthcare systems are failing to keep up– leaving thousands of neurodivergent adults unsupported and misunderstood. Many 'late-identified' autistic and ADHD adults face years of self-doubt, misdiagnosis, unknowledgeable providers, and long waitlists before finally accessing an assessment. Even more alarmingly, many of those who undergo assessment are met with outdated, unspecialized providers who still use approaches meant for children. While the rate of adult autism and ADHD diagnoses continue to rise, there remains a significant portion of adults who continue to be misdiagnosed, or missed altogether. NeuroSpark Health, a leader in virtual, neurodiversity-affirming evaluations, is stepping up to meet this growing demand—just as it celebrates its two-year anniversary on March 6, 2025. Founded in 2023 by two neurodivergent women, NeuroSpark Health has helped thousands of adults gain clarity and self-understanding through virtual ADHD and autism assessments. While many providers still rely on outdated diagnostic models, NeuroSpark Health takes a different approach—one that recognizes the unique ways autism and ADHD present in adults, particularly those who have masked traits for years. Furthermore, lived experience is an integral aspect of their model. Dani Rodwell, co-founder of NeuroSpark Health, says ' Our clients feel safe and comfortable knowing that every single one of our providers are themselves autistic, ADHD, or both. Lived experience matters.' "Many of our clients have spent their whole lives wondering if they might be autistic or have ADHD, only to be dismissed by professionals or unable to access care," says Dr. Julie Landry, co-founder of NeuroSpark Health. 'As we celebrate two years in business, our mission remains the same: to provide adults with the affirming, accessible, and expert-led assessments they deserve.' The Future of Neurodivergent Healthcare NeuroSpark Health is leading the future of adult autism and ADHD assessments by: Providing fully virtual evaluations across 45 states, making evaluations more accessible nationwide Using neurodiversity-affirming frameworks instead of pathologizing approaches Addressing the unique diagnostic challenges of late-identified, high-masking adults Providing affirming care for queer, trans, and BIPOC individuals who have historically been underdiagnosed or misdiagnosed As awareness of neurodivergence continues to grow, so does the urgency for accessible, high-quality assessments that serve neurodivergent adults. With an entire community of adults still undiagnosed and seeking clarity, the need for innovative, affirming healthcare solutions has never been greater. NeuroSpark Health is proud to celebrate two years of meeting this need—and revolutionizing care for the autistic and ADHD community. For media inquiries, interviews, or additional information, contact: info@ Media Contact Company Name: NeuroSpark Health Contact Person: Dani Rodwell Email: Send Email City: Maplewood State: NJ Country: United States Website:
Chicago Tribune
30-01-2025
- Sport
- Chicago Tribune
Former Ball State coach Mike Neu joins Illinois' staff as senior offensive assistant
CHAMPAIGN — Former Ball State coach Mike Neu has joined Illinois' staff as a senior offensive assistant. Illinois coach Bret Bielema announced the hire Thursday. Neu went 40-63 at Ball State from 2016-24. He was fired in November, when Ball State had a 3-7 record with two games remaining in its season. His 2020 Ball State team won a Mid-American Conference title and beat San Jose State in the Arizona Bowl, the first bowl victory in school history. That team finished 23rd in The Associated Press Top 25. Neu previously worked as a quarterbacks coach for Tulane (2012-13) and the New Orleans Saints (2014-15). Originally Published:
