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Harry and Meghan Unite Parents' Network With ParentsTogether to Scale Effort to Protect Kids Online

The tie-up was unveiled at Project Healthy Minds' New York events to expand support for families.

Overview

  • Archewell announced The Parents' Network will join ParentsTogether to bolster resources, national organizing, and legislative advocacy focused on social media and AI risks to children.
  • At the gala, the Sussexes accepted Project Healthy Minds' Humanitarians of the Year award before their foundation sponsored and introduced panels at the World Mental Health Day festival.
  • Harry criticized tech companies’ safeguards for minors and pointed to ParentsTogether’s reported finding that researchers posing as children encountered harmful chatbot interactions about every five minutes.
  • Meghan introduced psychologist Jonathan Haidt at the summit, spotlighting evidence on device-driven harms and the network’s peer support for families who have lost children.
  • The Parents' Network grew from Archewell’s 2022 engagement with U.S. families affected by online harms, and the couple noted their own children are not yet on social media but that day is coming.