£35m to study causes of teenage trauma
Notting Hill and Love Actually. It features celebrities including Glenn Close, Davina McCall, Freddie Flintoff, Clare Balding and Gillian Anderson.
The royals’ narration plays over black and white scenes of people struggling with their mental health.
William, 37, says: “Everyone knows that feeling when life gets on top of us. All over the country, millions of us face challenges to our mental health.
“At all ages, at all intensities and for all sorts of reasons. We feel stressed, low, anxious and have trouble sleeping. Me, you...”
Harry, 35, continues: “Your brother, your mother, your friend, your colleague, your neighbour.
“Waiting. Wondering. Hoping. Hurting. We think there’s nothing to be done. Nothing we can do about it.”
As the film turns to colour, the faces of the celebrities and actors become joyful and Meghan, 38, explains how the new programme can help.
She says: “From today, there’s a new way to help turn things around. Every Mind Matters will show you simple ways to look after your mental health.”
Kate, 37, adds: “It’ll get you started with a free online plan designed to help you deal with stress, boost your mood, improve your sleep and feel more in control.
“We can all benefit from taking simple steps to look after ourselves.And help those around us.”
The BBC will not be joining the simultaneous broadcast but said it is “committed to continuing to raise awareness of mental health issues”.
A spokesman said: “The BBC has THE Government has today set aside £35million to fund research into why so many children and teenagers are suffering from mental health problems and suicidal thoughts.
Shock figures show around one in eight youngsters are affected by issues including depression, anxiety, self-harm and eating disorders.
Business Secretary Andrea Leadsom said: “The research programme we are announcing today will look to better understand why so many teenagers face mental health problems and how we can better support, detect and treat them.”
The fund will focus on the impact of external tensions such as bullying and genetics on mental health in young people.
Fiona Watt, who chairs the Medical Research Council, welcomed the extra funding.
She said: “Mental health
to maintain appropriate distance between what is a government initiative and our coverage of it and so will not be taking part in this ‘moment’, although of course we can reflect it appropriately and in context within relevant output.”
Battle
The four royals, who are understood to have recorded their voiceovers separately, agreed to problems are on the rise and suicide is a leading cause of death in young people.
“This significant new investment will play a key role in unlocking the mysteries that surround how and why we develop mental health problems.”
Emma Thomas, chief executive of YoungMinds, added: “It’s really important that we have clear evidence about how the circumstances children grow up in affect their mental health, and about what forms of support make the most difference.”
The announcement comes amid calls for changes in the way the NHS treats student mental health. Becky Marshall killed herself in 2017, just weeks after starting university.
The policeman’s daughter was just 19 when she overdosed on
take part after being approached by Public Health England.
Harry appeared in a video on a mental health initiative in the US in 2016 but this is believed to be the first time the Royal Family have taken part in a UK advertising campaign.
Writer Curtis, 62, has campaigned on mental health issues for years. His sister Belinda committed suicide in 2009 after a long battle with psychological illness medication hoping to find peace from voices in her head telling her to kill herself.
Parents Stephen and Jeanette Marshall, 59 and 57, found out she was one of 80 people seen regularly by an overwhelmed mental health nurse in their hometown of Maidstone, Kent.
They told an inquest that when Becky went to Goldsmiths University in London to study art history, she “fell in the cracks” between two NHS trusts.
Stephen said: “If a person is moving, treat them as a person.
“There have to be checks, balances, follow-ups and communication between the home NHS trust and the trust they are with at university.
“If you keep passing it down the line, you don’t take accountability.”
Both NHS trusts connected to Becky have vowed to change their policies following her death.
and his daughter Scarlett has also suffered from mental health problems.
Speaking at a screening of the new film, Health Secretary Matt Hancock paid tribute to the royals’ work on mental health.
He said: “This is one of the most clear examples of them taking that lead and they do so much for so many people. Our health – both mental and physical – is an asset that needs to be nurtured.”