With a new project under their Archewell Foundation, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are working to make the internet a safer place. Additionally, the couple discussed the same things when they recently spoke with Jane Pauley in an interview.
The pair launched The Parents Network, a program to assist parents whose children have been affected by online tragedies, especially those related to social media, during a speech on CBS Sunday Morning on August 4.
Looking back on her personal experiences, Meghan opened out about her mental health issues and her thoughts of self-harm, which she had previously disclosed in an Oprah Winfrey interview from 2021.
“When you have been through any level of pain or trauma, I believe part of our healing journey — certainly part of mine — is being able to be really open about it,” Meghan stated. “I really scraped the surface on my experience, but I do think that I would never want someone else to feel that way and I would never want someone else to be making those sort of plans and I would never want someone else to not be believed.”
By speaking up, Meghan also aims to assist those who might be suffering in silence. She continued, saying, “It will be worthwhile if sharing my struggles helps someone or inspires someone to truly check in on them and not assume that just because they look well, everything is OK. I am willing to suffer for that.
Meghan and Harry, who are the parents of three-year-old Princess Lilibet and five-year-old Prince Archie, have voiced their serious concerns regarding the risks associated with internet content.
“Our children, ages three and five, are small. They are fantastic,” smiled Meghan. However, as parents, your only goal is to keep kids safe. We are glad to be able to contribute to positive change, even if we recognize that there is still more work to be done in the online realm given what we can observe.”
“Almost every parent needs to be a first responder,” Prince Harry added. Furthermore, not even the world’s most skilled first responders could recognize the warning signals of a potential suicide. The frightening aspect of this is that.”
