The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are backing the new 'Our Frontline' initiative, which will provide mental health support to workers during the COVID-19 pandemic
April 22, 2020 - 06:11 BST Danielle Stacey The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have said their top priority will be ensuring that frontline workers battling the coronavirus pandemic have access to mental health support during these unprecedented times. Prince William and Kate are backing a new platform, Our Frontline, which will bring together a number of services to provide workers with round-the-clock one-to-one support.Loading the player...
The Duke said of Our Frontline:"Over the past few weeks, millions of frontline workers across the UK have put their physical and mental health on the line to protect us all during the Coronavirus pandemic. Every day they confront traumatic situations at the same time as having to contend with their own worries about the risks to themselves and their families.
MORE: Kate Middleton and Prince William reveal real reason they prefer video calls to in-person meetingsWilliam will chair a roundtable call on Wednesday with representatives from the emergency services sector and the NHS, in which he will hear more about the mental health challenges impacting key workers in the UK, and how Our Frontline can support them.
Last week, the Duke and Duchess recorded a special voiceover for Public Health England's Every Mind Matters film, which directs people to coronavirus-related mental health support. William and Kate also spoke about their own lockdown experiences during an interview with the BBC, where they revealed they had been keeping in touch with family via video calls and have been home-schooling eldest children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte, even during the Easter holidays.
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