Prince William & Kate Visit Mental Health Charity

s part of their continued attempts to raise awareness about their mental health campaign Heads Together Prince downloadWilliam and Kate visited the YoungMinds helpline in London, where they listened to calls from adults about their concerns about children’s mental health issues.

William and Kate visited the helpline to see how it offers support an advice to adults concerned about any emotional, behavioural or mental health issues of a child or young person. They were both given a taster of the training volunteers undergo to prepare them on how to deal with these calls.

This gave them the chance to see what types of questions will arise in these calls to dispel some of the myths surrounding the profiles of people at the other end of the line.

Before they left, Kate told chief executive Sarah Brennan: “William and I found it absolutely fascinating. What we’ve taken away is just how normal it is. We are parents ourselves, I am sure we will face worries – we do face worries, because we’ve got small young children. If those worries escalate, how vital it is to get support – and you are providing that support.”

She added: “As a parent and as a mother, having that feeling that there is somebody there that is non-judgemental, that can provide the professional support, and that can really provide a helping hand at a really difficult time.”

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