70% of pastors report experiencing stress-related symptoms. 80% of pastors believe that pastoral ministry has negatively affected their families. 21% of pastors report experiencing frequent burnout and an additional 27% experiencing burnout at some point in their ministry. 46% of pastors report struggling with depression. 43% of pastors consider quitting because they feel isolated and alone. 1 in 5 pastors report they have struggled with an addiction.

43% of Americans feel that their relationships are not meaningful. 20% of Americans rarely or never feel close to people, and 18% feel like there is no one they can talk to. Nearly half (47% to 46%) of all Americans report feeling lonely or left out. Only 53% of Americans have meaningful in-person daily social interactions. Generation Z adults (born after 1997) and millennials (born between 1981-1996) have the highest rates of loneliness in history. Rates of depression, anxiety, and suicide have increased for teens (50%) in the past 10 years. Millennials report higher rates of depression and anxiety compared to previous generations. 45.5% of the adult American population is unmarried, compared to 28% in 1960. 63% of unmarried adults have never been married, 23% are divorced, and 13% are widowed. 53% of singles living independently are women. More first-time mothers among millennials are unmarried (55%) than married. A third of all kids will see two live-in partners in their home with their mom by age 15, and 13% will see three or more live-in partners by that age.