NBC News’ Kate Snow to headline event at the University of Southern California’s Bovard Auditorium
The Los Angeles County LASPN is part of the host committee for the Unite for Change Forum presented by Mental Health for US and the Institute for Addiction Science at the University of Southern California (IAS at USC). The event, part of a grassroots effort of the largest-ever collaboration of mental health groups around a national election, will address the intersection of national mental health and addiction policy priorities and the 2020 presidential campaign. To help spur conversation around these topics, presidential candidates are invited to attend and engage the audience of California families, students, and advocates around their plans for improving mental health and addiction care in the United States. Kate Snow, Emmy-winning anchor of “NBC Nightly News” Sunday edition and NBC Senior National Correspondent, will moderate discussions with experts and advocates on our nation’s mental health and addiction crises. Given that 75% of Americans believe the country and the federal government are not doing enough to address mental health and addiction, former U.S. Representative Patrick J. Kennedy will deliver remarks highlighting how policymakers can make reform a national priority. Additionally, with suicide rates in young adults at a 20-year high, communities, schools, and universities throughout the country are impacted by what is now the current leading cause of death among people aged 10 to 24, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Mental health and addiction professionals and community leaders, including student advocates from the University of Southern California, will highlight policies, programs, and reforms to improve outcomes and save lives. The forum will be open to the media and live streamed on the Mental Health for US Facebook page.
What: Mental Health for US Unite for Change Forum: California
Where: Bovard Auditorium at the University of Southern California, 3551 Trousdale Parkway, Los Angeles, CA 90089
When: Monday, January 13, 2020, 5:30-7:30 pm PST
Who: 2020 presidential candidates
Kate Snow, Anchor, “NBC Nightly News” Sunday edition and NBC Senior National Correspondent
Former U.S. Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy
National and local policymakers and advocates
Tickets: www.usc.edu/uniteforchange