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Meg and Harry supporting race and mental health charities in UK

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Sprining · 14/03/2021 06:52

Brilliant to hear this. They have approached three charities in UK including Mind and a charity to increase diversity in the media and press.

Great, doing good based on their experiences.

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satishoused · 14/03/2021 07:00

I thought Harry already worked with MH charities? Didn't he even start his own with William? That's why I was so surprised that Megan was denied MH support, Harry "didn't know what to do", felt "ashamed" and didn't move heaven and earth to get urgent MH support for his suicidal, pregnant wife.

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Sprining · 14/03/2021 07:10

I guess this is as private individuals?

Agree that the reluctance to discuss mental health issues shows what a long way we have to go!

From Guardian
Archewell foundation, the Duke and Duchess’s organisation, announced it would be offering support to Mind, Colour of Change, the PressPad Charitable Foundation and URL Media.

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MummyJ12 · 14/03/2021 12:01

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DoubleTweenQueen · 14/03/2021 12:06

Lots of private wealthy individuals donate to all manner of good charities

Caselgarcia · 14/03/2021 12:10

Good, I'll chuck in a couple of quid when they are shaking their buckets outside Tesco.

pabloescobarselasticband · 14/03/2021 12:13

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Sprining · 14/03/2021 12:31

No, I’m just pleased at the focus on mental health and that M and H are sharing their MH experiences and contributing.

I have great respect for Mind and really pleased that they are getting more support

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Sansaplans · 14/03/2021 12:34

They have some legacy accusations of bullying, and were found to have unfairly dismissed someone who spoke out against them. They also kept on an influencer who was mocking and joking about domestic abuse, personally I think there are better charities to support.

sluj · 14/03/2021 12:40

If they are supporting as private individuals why are they "announcing" it on their website? I think they are struggling to realise they don't really have a place anymore and should just donate anonymously like the rest of us.

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Sprining · 14/03/2021 12:43

@Sansaplans

They have some legacy accusations of bullying, and were found to have unfairly dismissed someone who spoke out against them. They also kept on an influencer who was mocking and joking about domestic abuse, personally I think there are better charities to support.
Is this Mind Shock

I thought they were good! Is there a mental health charity that is exemplary? Any you recommend?

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sluj · 14/03/2021 12:44

Actually the two of them appear to have learnt nothing from their previous support for MH charities. Harry says he was embarrassed to admit help was needed so did nothing and Meghan appears not to have known how to access support. Quite the opposite reaction to MH issues they had previously advocated. It looks a bit like they were just saying the right thing before but didn't really think it could ever apply to them.

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Sansaplans · 14/03/2021 12:50

@Sprining yes, it's all online for transparency. Dont get me wrong, they still do a lot of good, but for me personally I support local MH charities that work on local initiatives depending what the area needs. Admittedly they cannot do this really as they don't have a 'local' one, and I don't believe any charity is free of criticism and some sort of controversy along the way so don't mean to hold them to a higher standard than others. I just think that they could offer support to a wide range of charities that would be very beneficial, rather than the ones that are already very known. That said, fair play to them for doing something, I wish them both the best.

hopeishere · 14/03/2021 12:52

"Be offering to support". What does that even mean?? What if they don't want support.

Like another poster it baffles me that someone who had therapy themself and vocally supported mental health work was totally unable to lift the phone and ask for help.

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Sprining · 14/03/2021 12:52

@Sansaplans, thanks. I am looking for a MH charity to support.

I was leaning towards Mind, just because it comes up so often. Any smaller ones you recommend?

It is so hard to know which ones are really good and walk the walk

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MythicalBiologicalFennel · 14/03/2021 12:54

Increasing diversity in the press has to be a good thing. The British press can be vicious and certainly creates a poisonous atmosphere. I was despairing this morning thinking about the coverage of KM in the press today versus the usual misogyny, what happened to Sarah, how police deal with offences against women, etc. I couldn't see what we can do to make things better. I guess this is something.

EdithWeston · 14/03/2021 12:58

I'm interested to know what 'offering support' actually entails, and which of the charities have accepted to offer

Sansaplans · 14/03/2021 13:00

[quote Sprining]@Sansaplans, thanks. I am looking for a MH charity to support.

I was leaning towards Mind, just because it comes up so often. Any smaller ones you recommend?

It is so hard to know which ones are really good and walk the walk[/quote]
If you Google your local mental health trust there might be a charity. Ours has one, and the donations go towards improving the lives of those who need to access the services, but with things that fall out of the remit of their budget. Part of their work is to do outreach work as well which falls out of the NHS budget but is very valuable. For me personally I like supporting them, but again, nought 'wrong' with the big ones, I just like that some affect individuals who are struggling more directly than others if that makes sense.

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Sprining · 14/03/2021 13:00

Yes, I’d like to know more too. MH and press diversity are good ones to focus on,

I think domestic abuse could be another one.

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Marmaladeagain · 14/03/2021 13:01

ah I see Sprining it's beginning to make sense - calling everyone racists on other threads but not engaging in any actual sensible discussion about how Harry misled M on how unimportant he is in the royal family going forward.

Marriage was a last hurrah for him and he's meant to accept his time in the limelight of royal events is being usurped by William's children.

Or why Harry thinks it's ok to call his colleague "p**i" apparently Harry's defence is his friend understood it was a "joke"!

Not very bright is he to not understand the power at play in a colleague in the army accepting being called p**i as a joke?

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Sprining · 14/03/2021 13:02

Thanks @Sansaplans. I know what you mean. We help a housing charity that does just that, directly works with individuals. And I think they spend zero on overheads.

I’ll look into local MH initiatives.

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MummyJ12 · 14/03/2021 13:06

MythicalBiologicalFennel, I couldn’t agree more. Diversity and equality are issues that absolutely need addressing and highlighting. Much needs to change and as a nation, we have so much to learn.
Unfortunately, I do not feel the H&M are the candidates to champion either of these important issues. They currently seem to stand more for division than diversity and unification. Bitterness and resentment rather than health and happiness.

AsMuchUseAsAMarzipanDildo · 14/03/2021 13:07

So donate privately... announcing it on their website is just another way to keep themselves in the press. This has nothing to do with actually helping these causes and everything to do with building their brand as the next Clintons/Gates.

ListeningQuietly · 14/03/2021 13:08

They are 6,000 miles away from the UK
in a $15m mansion
they have NO IDEA about the mental health of people in the UK

They would be better focussing on the treatment of mental health or rather complete lack thereof where they live.

customwatkins · 14/03/2021 13:10

Those two don't do anything that doesn't benefit themselves.