{"id":33219,"date":"2022-02-11T15:43:21","date_gmt":"2022-02-11T20:43:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=33219"},"modified":"2022-02-11T15:43:21","modified_gmt":"2022-02-11T20:43:21","slug":"nickelodeons-nick-news-tackles-mounting-mental-health-crisis-among-kids-in-candid-roundtable-discussion-with-u-s-surgeon-general-dr-vivek-murthy-on-brand-new-episode-premiering-wednesday-febr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/02\/11\/nickelodeons-nick-news-tackles-mounting-mental-health-crisis-among-kids-in-candid-roundtable-discussion-with-u-s-surgeon-general-dr-vivek-murthy-on-brand-new-episode-premiering-wednesday-febr\/","title":{"rendered":"Nickelodeon&#8217;s &#8220;Nick News&#8221; Tackles Mounting Mental Health Crisis Among Kids in Candid Roundtable Discussion with U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy on Brand-New Episode Premiering Wednesday, February 16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19175\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/nick-news-logo_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/nick-news-logo_2.jpg 650w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/nick-news-logo_2-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/>Nickelodeon&#8217;s award-winning Nick News will shine a spotlight on the crucial topic of kids and mental health in a brand-new episode debuting Wednesday, February 16 @ 7:30PM on Nickelodeon. 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