The Humanitarians of the Year Award will be given to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex
The Humanitarians of the Year award will be given to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex next month.
At Project Healthy Minds’ World Mental Health Day Gala in New York City on October 9, Prince Harry and his spouse Meghan will accept the award, which is given in appreciation of their efforts to make the internet a safer place for families and youth, according to People magazine.
They are also receiving recognition for their efforts to promote mental health globally through The Parents Network, which they established in 2023 to assist families affected by cyberbullying, and their non-profit Archewell Foundation.
In a statement, Harry and Meghan, who are parents to Prince Archie, age six, and Princess Lilibet, age four, said: “One of the most fulfilling projects of our lives has been assisting families and young people in prioritizing cybersecurity.”
“The strength of their tales has inspired us to take action as parents, and we are honored to stand alongside them. We are honored to be Project Healthy Minds’ longstanding partners as we collaborate to raise awareness of what continues to be one of the most important concerns of our day.
During their journey to New York, the couple will also be at Project Healthy Minds’ World Mental Health Day Festival on October 10, where the Archewell Foundation and the organization will collaborate to co-produce a series of talks with people who are changing the mental health landscape.
The festival will also feature an exhibit of the Lost Screen Memorial, which was inaugurated by the Archwell Foundation in New York in April.
During the unveiling of the memorial, Harry and Meghan urged greater effort to shield kids from the risks associated with social media.
The BBC Breakfast host Harry stated: “We want to make sure that things are changed so that… no more kids are lost to social media.”
Social media is a better way to live.
Preventing your children from using social media is the simplest thing to say.
It is a sad fact that children who do not utilize social media are often the targets of bullying at school since they are unable to participate in the same discussions as their peers.
Designed to resemble cellphones, the 50 lightboxes at the Lost Screen Memorial.
Photographs of children whose lives were cut short by the “harms of social media” are included in each one.
Harry, 41, expressed concern last year that kids who are exposed to “rabbit holes” on the Internet can commit suicide “within 24 hours” of viewing dangerous content.
We used to talk about how, in the past, you knew what kids were up to if they lived with you, he said CBS. Fortunately, they are safe.
“But now they could be using a tablet or phone in the next room, going down these rabbit holes, and they could be killing themselves in a day.”
