The guests sipped prosecco and chattered away while dessert was served at the third annual Project Health Minds Gala on Thursday.
The evening was winding down, but there was still one big award to give out: Humanitarian of the Year, which this year would be honoring Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, for creating The Parents Network through their nonprofit Archewell Foundation. The Parents Network supports families who have been harmed by social media.
Earlier this year, it hosted an event where the faces of young children were shown on giant smartphone screens; the children had lost their lives in ways their parents believe social media contributed to.
Thursday’s Gala was hosted by the nonprofit Project Healthy Minds, which provides free access to mental health services, especially focusing on young people who are struggling in a world dominated by technology. The event, and the conference the following day, gave a look into how young people and their parents are seeing social media, and revealed how grave the impact these platforms have had on mental health.
“Let me share a number with you,” Prince Harry said as he and his wife took the stage to accept the award. “Four thousand. That’s how many families the Social Media Victims Law Center is currently representing.”
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – OCTOBER 09: (L-R) Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Phil Schermer, the president of project healthy minds I
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