Prince William is passionate about “normalizing” mental health, and we couldn’t agree more
In some incredibly positive new, Prince William continues to speak openly about mental health, and we’re all ears.
He and Kate Middleton attended the Guild of Health Writers Conference with the Heads Together Campaign on Monday night in London. William delivered an emotional speech about the importance of mental health recognition and treatment.
Prince William first became interested in mental health through his work as an air ambulance pilot.
“Mental health was the great taboo,” he said at the conference. “If you were anxious, it’s because you were weak. If you couldn’t cope with whatever life threw at you, it’s because you were failing.”
“Successful, strong people don’t suffer like that, do they? But of course — we all do. It’s just that few of us speak about it.”
But it didn’t end there. Prince William went on to address the issue of suicide.
“It was suicide, a subject that is so often hidden, he went on. “The suicide rate among young men in this country is an appalling stain on our society. Suicide is the biggest killer of men under 40 in this country. Not cancer, not knife crime, not road deaths — suicide. If one of these other issues took so many young lives, there would be a national outcry. This silence is killing good people.
“My employer, I’m proud to say, knows about the value of normalizing mental health, and treating it with the same respect that we confer on physical health,” he added. “This should be the norm.”
A member of the royal family, and one of the most influential people in the world, is speaking up in the name of mental health. THANK YOU.
