She Built a Peer Mentorship Program to End Youth Loneliness

Podcast: Value Based Care Advisory (VBCA) Podcast · Carenodes

Opublikowano: 2026-09-20

Youth Loneliness & Chronic Conditions: The Shared Strength Project Guest: Esha Mittal, Founder, The Shared Strength Project Expert Words: Todd May, MD, Vice President & Medical Director, Health Net Host: Alex Yarijanian Episode Summary One in three young people in the U.S. live with a chronic condition, according to the National Library of Medicine — yet almost none of the funding, research, or attention going toward senior loneliness has followed youth loneliness into the room. Esha Mittal knows the gap firsthand. Diagnosed with a chronic condition in the fall of her fr...