Warning: This story discusses suicide, mental health and online bullying. As the Duke and Duchess of Sussex launch a new initiative focused on protecting children from online trauma, like online bullying and its effects, including self harm, the couple spoke to CBS. Meghan Markle shared her own experience with suicidal thoughts and “through line” with online trauma and risk for children.
Prince Harry said online “rabbit holes” are “terrifying” and with the risks to young people’s mental health “almost every parent needs to be a first responder”. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex made an appearance on CBS Sunday Morning , in a pre-recorded interview with Jane Pauley that aired over the weekend, coinciding with Meghan Markle’s 43rd birthday. In a discussion that’s made headlines, the duchess discussed her own personal challenges with mental health and suicidal ideation – something she first shared in 2021 with Oprah Winfrey .
She’d only “scraped the surface” of her own experience, Markle told Pauley as part of a wider discussion around suicide and social media, who asked the duchess directly about her own experiences, noting that Markle “seemed uncomfortable” with the line of conversation..
