Overview
- The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are set to accept Project Healthy Minds’ Humanitarians of the Year Award at the World Mental Health Day Gala in New York on Oct. 9 for efforts to make online spaces safer for families and to advance mental wellbeing.
- On Oct. 8, Prince Harry made an unannounced appearance at a Movember reception in New York, warning that “silence is killing people” and urging better access to therapy for men.
- The event launched Movember’s report, The Real Face of Men’s Health: USA, which reports that 53% of U.S. men die prematurely before age 75 and examines social media’s impact on young men’s mental health.
- Archewell will co-produce a series of conversations at Project Healthy Minds’ World Mental Health Day Festival on Oct. 10, where the foundation’s Lost Screen Memorial will be displayed.
- Royal commentators have questioned the couple’s selection for the honor, and a separate letter from Chad’s environment minister has criticized Africa Parks, a charity linked to Harry, in a matter described as developing.