Yahoo Lifestyle Duchess Kate spreads awareness for Children's Mental Health Week
Kate Middleton is urging people to lose the stigma that surrounds mental health as part of the UK's Children's Mental Health Week. Photo: Getty Images
Catherine Duchess of Cambridge has filmed video message to raise awareness for the importance of children's mental health issues as part of Children's Mental Health Week in the UK.
In the video filmed for Place2Be as part of their week-long campaign, the 33-year-old royal, who is pregnant with her second child, is urging people to remove the stigma around mental health, which prevents children from getting the help that they need.
The Duchess says that both she and Prince William have seen young children struggling to cope with the effects of bullying, bereavement, domestic violence, family breakdown and more and that the effects of these challenges can be traumatic and lead to serious issues.
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"Through Place2Be I have seen the benefits of offering children support for their mental health in the safety of the school environment," says Kate, stressing the message that asking for help is not a sign of weakness.
"Both William and I sincerely believe that early action can prevent problems in childhood from turning into larger ones later in life."
A Kensington Palace spokesman said of Kate's latest charity venture: "As royal patron of Place2Be the Duchess of Cambridge is a committed champion of issues related to children's mental health and emotional wellbeing."
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"Her Royal Highness has seen that issues such as addiction, poverty, abuse, neglect, loss and illness of family members, can have a long-lasting and traumatic impact if left unsupported.
"The Duchess of Cambridge is especially concerned with early intervention mental health support for young people, to tackle these issues at the earliest possible stage, so that children have the brightest possible futures, as they deserve."
Kate, who has been a patron for the charity since 2013, looked radiant during the two-minute video, wearing a blue Jaeger print silk dress.
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