text: Almost half of Vancouver’s residents don’t feel very connected to their city, don’t have a strong group of friends they can rely on and report more mood and anxiety disorders than Metro Vancouver on average.
  That’s what researchers found when they went out to assess the health of the Lower Mainland and province’s population, asking residents how they would describe their sense of belonging, and how many people they have in their network to rely on.
  Health officials say those results are key to understanding the relationship between social connection and health.