The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry are teaming up to end the stigma surrounding mental health issues — and they’re doing it with sweatbands around their heads.
Prince Harry released a video on Twitter Saturday asking qualifiers for the 2017 London Marathon, sponsored by Virgin Money, to run for Heads Together, a campaign led by the royals that aims “to help people feel much more comfortable with their everyday mental well-being and have the practical tools to support their friends and family.” The campaign was named Charity of the Year for the marathon.
Got a @LondonMarathon place? Here is a msg from Prince Harry.
If u would like to run for #HeadsTogether sign up here https://t.co/0v2EX639C8 pic.twitter.com/dk2boo2YA5
— Heads Together (@heads_together) October 15, 2016
“Through our work with young people, emergency response, homeless charities, and with veterans, we have seen time and time again that unresolved mental health problems lie at the heart of some of our greatest social challenges,” the royals of the United Kingdom explain on the Heads Together website.
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“We cannot wait to see hundreds of runners hitting the streets of London next April to end the stigma and change the conversation on mental health once and for all.”
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