Special Edition of “Meet the Press With Kristen Welker” This Sunday: “Lost & Lonely: America’s Mental Health Crisis”

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EXCLUSIVE

Dr. Vivek Murthy

Former U.S. Surgeon General; Author, “My Parting Prescription for America”

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EXCLUSIVE

Patrick J. Kennedy

Former Representative (D-R.I.); Author, “Profiles in Mental Health Courage”

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EXCLUSIVE

Arthur Brooks

Author, “The Happiness Files”

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ROUNDTABLE

Nedra Glover Tawwab

Therapist; Author, “Consider This”

Lori Gottlieb

Psychotherapist; Author, “Maybe You Should Talk to Someone”

Jean Twenge

Psychology Professor, San Diego State University; Author, “10 Rules for Raising Kids in a High Tech World”

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For more information, contact:

Claudia Meyer-Samargia

NBC News

Claudia.MeyerSamargia@nbcuni.com

MEET THE PRESS WITH KRISTEN WELKER

Meet the Press with Kristen Welker is the premiere destination for original political reporting and interviews with the leaders that shape each week’s headlines. Moderated by Kristen Welker, the veteran NBC News chief White House correspondent and the first journalist of color to moderate a Sunday public affairs program, Meet the Press has set the political agenda and highlighted the everyday impact of Washington decision-making on viewers all over the country for more than 75 years. It reaches millions of viewers every Sunday and millions more through social, digital and on-demand platforms. Meet the Press also brings its signature analysis and newsmaker interviews to streaming audiences with Meet the Press NOW at 4 p.m. on weekdays on NBC News NOW. Kristen Welker is the 13th moderator of Meet the Press, Carrie Budoff Brown is NBC News senior vice president for politics, and David Gelles is executive producer. Melissa Frankel is executive producer of Meet the Press NOW.