Sarah Harte: Keeping boys alive becomes the main priority at a certain age

The dominant script for raising boys may need changing as they may be more emotionally fragile than we think
Sarah Harte: Keeping boys alive becomes the main priority at a certain age

(Left to right) Nathan Riddell, Greg James, Allan Brownrigg (Director of Clinical Services at James’ Place), Professor Green, Britain's prince William and Guvna B (Isaac Borquaye) on the BBC Radio 1 Breakfast Show last month.

In a seismic week for the royal family, Prince William spoke to BBC Radio 1’s Life Hacks about the importance of male role models for young men in the context of mental health. 

I’ll resist the urge to make a dark joke because it’s a serious topic. Along with the rapper Professor Green, he cited the catastrophic prevalence of male suicide and the need to encourage men to deal more openly with difficult emotions.

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