一直关注心理健康问题的英国王妃凯特2月17日临时担任美国《赫芬顿邮报》英国版客座编辑，期望借发表有关文章来提高大众关于儿童和青少年心理健康问题的意识，解决对精神疾病的歧视问题。

　　作为这一新闻博客网站的客座编辑，凯特王妃当天不仅选择刊登了一系列文章，还向读者介绍了她最新发起的一项关注儿童心理健康问题的全球项目。

　　“长期以来，承认自己的孩子需要心理或精神方面的帮助，对于我们(许多家长)而言是件难堪的事，”她在博客网站中写道。

　　已育有两个子女的凯特还坦承，如果自己的孩子出现心理健康问题，她和威廉王子会“毫不犹豫地为他们寻找帮助”。

　　“如果因为偏见或歧视而阻碍我们为自己或孩子寻求帮助，我们很难(出色)养育子女，”她写道，“(作为父母，)我们希望乔治(小王子)和夏洛特(小公主)未来能够(自由)表达自己的感受……”

　　此外，凯特王妃还为“2016年儿童心理健康周”录制了视频，纯正英音，一起来感受下~~~

　　【视频文本】

　　Kate Middleton’s Video Message for Children’s Mental Health Week

　　Every child deserves to grow up, knowing their potential and feeling confident that they won’t fallat the first hurdle, that they cope with life’s setbacks. This resilience – our ability to deal withstressful situations – is something we begin to learn in childhood, as we respond to each challengeand problem life presents.

　　“Do you all talk to your friends about your feelings, too?”

　　“Yeah.”

　　“Sometimes.”

　　“Are they helpful as well, do they help you? Sometimes it does help, doesn’t it? But other timesthere’s things that you probably don’t feel you want to share with your friends, but at least you’vegot an adult to trust and to help you.”

　　Many of us are incredibly fortunate that the issues we face in childhood are ones we can cope withand learn from. But for some children, learning to cope with life’s challenges can be a struggle.

　　“Place2Be has helped me a lot. If it wasn’t in the school, I don’t think I’d be able to cope asmuch.”

　　While we cannot always change a child’s circumstances, we can give them the tools to cope, andto thrive. With early support they can learn to manage their emotions and feelings and knowwhen to seek help.

　　“Does it help your schoolwork as well, do you think?”

　　“Yeah, it helps my schoolwork, ’cause when I feel sad, I always don’t, like, do my worksometimes.”

　　“Do you draw any artwork, do you two?”

　　“Yeah, we draw pictures about how our feeling.”

　　A child who’s overcome challenges with proper emotional support will emerge stronger.

　　“I find Place2Be a very good thing to be in the school, because whenever I have an issue, I justdecide to go there and it makes me feel a lot better because I like speaking what I feel.”

　　Through my work in areas like addiction, I have seen time and again that the roots of poor mentalhealth in adulthood frequently stem from unresolved childhood issues. This needs to change.William and I feel that every child deserves to be supported through difficult times in their lives.

　　“If you don’t smarten at Place2Be as well?” [Inaudible]

　　“Yeah, sometimes.”

　　“Sometimes, yeah. And how’s that helped?”

　　“Quite a lot. But I get to take much my feeling, how I feel in a form of painting or drawing.”

　　Schools are uniquely placed to provide emotional support, working with children and their families– this is something that Place2Be understands. I am incredibly proud to be that patron.

　　“When you were younger, did you have Place2Be? And if you didn’t, did you ever dream ofsomething like it?”

　　“I would love to have had it. I think everyone would really benefit from having something likePlace2Be and being able to talk.”

　　This Children’s Mental Health Week, we want to support schools to prioritise the emotionalwellbeing of their students, alongside academic success. By ensuring every child is given theemotional support they need, we are giving them a firm foundation for the happy, healthy futurethey deserve.

　　“Cut.”

　　“Ooh, well-done.”

（编辑：何莹莹）