Today Prince Harry was in my part of the world to talk about mental health (I didn't see him, sadly).
I think that its brilliant that Prince's Harry and Edward and Princess Kate (to give them their official title's) are choosing to support mental health causes.
It's easy to believe that times have changed and that the stigma of mental illness has gone away. It hasn't. People with mental health problems still face stigma and poor understanding of their problems.
People who need help, suicide people, are being put on long waiting lists by the NHS and no offer of additional help while you wait because of cuts. People' s lives are at stake and being put on a waiting list is not really any help.
With the younger members of the royal family supporting mental health causes I hope that services and understanding of mental illness start getting better.
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