Meghan Sussex, and Prince Harry will return to New York City this October for an outing that highlights their leadership in mental health advocacy. Project Healthy Minds will recognize the Duke and Duchess of Sussex with its Humanitarians of the Year Award. Their Archewell Foundation’s focus on online safety and family wellbeing has gained international recognition. The visit will also place them at the center of one of the city’s most significant mental health gatherings.
Project Healthy Minds Honors the Sussexes
On October 9, Meghan and Harry will attend Project Healthy Minds’ World Mental Health Day Gala. There, they will accept the Humanitarians of the Year Award. The nonprofit chose the couple for their efforts to make the digital world safer for children and families. Through Archewell, they launched The Parents’ Network, which connects families harmed by online abuse, and they continue to partner with leading organizations across the United States.
In their acceptance statement, the couple stressed that this work is personal. As parents of Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, they said, “Working with families and young people to prioritize safety online has been some of the most meaningful work of our lives.” They added that the stories they have heard from parents and children continue to inspire their mission.
The World Mental Health Day Festival
The next day, October 10, the Sussexes will join the World Mental Health Day Festival at Spring Studios. Together with Project Healthy Minds, they will co-produce conversations on wellbeing. The program will feature global voices, including Deepak Chopra, Katie Couric, Jonathan Haidt, Carson Daly, and Dr. Becky Kennedy.
Archewell will also showcase The Lost Screen Memorial. First unveiled in New York earlier this year, the installation honors children who died due to online harms. Meghan and Harry visited the memorial privately in the spring and described it as one of the most moving projects they have supported. The festival aims to combine dialogue, education, and healing in ways that reach both families and policymakers.
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A Legacy of Advocacy and Service
This visit continues a thread of public service that links Harry to his mother, Princess Diana. Just as she championed causes that challenged stigma, Harry has consistently spotlighted mental health as a global issue, from campaigns with military veterans to initiatives for children. Meghan has built her advocacy around family life, focusing on the safety of young people in the digital age and advancing early childhood wellbeing.
Since its founding in 2020, Archewell has aimed to merge awareness with action. The Parents’ Network, the Lost Screen Memorial, and their collaborations with Project Healthy Minds reflect a sustained effort to shape how families navigate the digital era. Their recognition in New York highlights how their work resonates well beyond Britain and California, connecting with audiences worldwide.
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This is insanity. It is Princess Catherine who has done years of work on early childhood development, NOT Meghan Markle Mountbatten Windsor!!! Please note that Sussex is a county in England and a title, NOT a surname. This is an award she is accepting under false pretenses.
Congratulations to the Sussexes for this very special and well deserved Award.xxxx I dont agree with the hateful and clearly racis rant in the comments by that woman. There are other awards for lazy Kate to pick up for whatever she\’s supposed to have done, if merited. Alternatively,all she could be handed one just like the many unearned titles and honours that she\’s been gifted by Charles!!! God will continue to protect the Sussexes from the hateful and deranged trolls, and bless them with more sucess in their commercial and philanthropic endeavors! xxx