The royals<\/a> were recognised for their work at the third annual World Mental Health Day<\/a> Gala, hosted by Project Healthy Minds<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cTonight, we are all here together to focus on what remains one of the most pressing issues of our time,\u201d Harry said upon receiving the reward.<\/p>\n \u201cLet me share a number with you: 4,000. That\u2019s how many families the Social Media Victims Law Centre is currently representing \u2013 families whose children have been harmed or lost forever to social media.<\/p>\n \u201cFour thousand cases at just one firm. And that number represents only those parents who have been able to link their child\u2019s circumstance to social media use.\u201d<\/p>\n He continued: \u201cParents who have learned legal action is possible, who have the capacity to pursue it while grieving, and parents who\u2019ve found their way to help in the fight back against some of the wealthiest, most powerful corporations in the world.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd even after this there may be no road to closure for grieving parents because these companies refuse to disclose their child\u2019s information and activity on their platforms. If these were unintended consequences 10 years ago, what are they now?<\/p>\n \u201cThis is a pivotal moment in our collective mission to protect children and support families in the digital age.\u201d<\/p>\n open image in gallery<\/p>\n Meghan and Harry at the Gala (Evan Agostini\/Invision\/AP)<\/p>\n Meghan added that the couple often discuss how they will protect their own children, six-year-old Archie and Lili, four, as they grow older.<\/p>\n \u201cLike so many parents, we think constantly about how to embrace technology\u2019s benefits while safeguarding against its dangers,\u201d the duchess said.<\/p>\n \u201cThat hopeful intention of separation is rapidly becoming impossible.\u201d<\/p>\n The couple\u2019s Archewell Foundation announced that its Parents\u2019 Network initiative is joining forces with ParentsTogether, a non-profit organisation dedicated to family advocacy and online safety.<\/p>\n The move comes as the duke warned of \u201cthe explosion of unregulated artificial intelligence\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cAs our network grew, we\u2019ve seen the full scope of what we\u2019re facing,\u201d Harry added. \u201cWe have witnessed the explosion of unregulated artificial intelligence, heard more and more stories from heartbroken families, and watched parents all over the world become increasingly concerned about their children\u2019s digital lives.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen we learned that thousands of families from every corner of society were facing the same challenges, many learning for the first time that it was actually social media that took their child, we knew this movement needed to grow.<\/p>\n \u201cThese families are not only up against corporations and lobbyists, many of whom spend tens of millions of dollars every year in suppressing the truth, but also algorithms designed to maximise data collection at any cost.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd their kids? They weren\u2019t struggling with mental health issues, they weren\u2019t distinctly vulnerable, they were preyed upon.\u201d<\/p>\n open image in gallery<\/p>\n Meghan Markle and Prince with Project Healthy Minds founder and CEO Phillip Schermer (Invision\/AP)<\/p>\n Project Healthy Minds founder and CEO Phillip Schermer praised the couple’s work, telling the crowd: \u201cIt is a privilege to honour Prince Harry and Meghan, Duke and Duchess of Sussex, at our World Mental Health Day Gala this year.<\/p>\n \u201cTheir leadership, generosity, and unwavering commitment to advancing mental health awareness have made a profound difference in the lives of so many.\u201d<\/p>\n The non-profit organisation credited Harry as \u201ca humanitarian, mental health advocate, environmentalist, and military combat veteran\u201d. His 2023 memoir Spare was also noted as one of his biggest achievements.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, the Duchess of Sussex was described as \u201ca mother, wife, entrepreneur, and philanthropist\u201d whose \u201clifelong advocacy for women and girls remains a constant thread she weaves through both humanitarian and business ventures\u201d.<\/p>\n Additional reporting by PA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":190913,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[6491,96,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-190912","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190912","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=190912"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190912\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/190913"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=190912"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=190912"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=190912"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Meghan](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2025-World-Mental-Health-Day-Gala-1adw7xk0.jpeg\")
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