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• Prince Harry attended a surprise event kicking off his trip to New York City

• On Oct. 8, the Duke of Sussex attended a reception on Oct. 8 unveiling "The Real Face of Men’s Health: USA" report from the Movember Institute of Men’s Health

• In a call to make therapy more accessible for men, Prince Harry said, "I found myself speaking to many veterans and sitting down with them I realized the silence is killing people"

Prince Harry spoke out about the dire health crisis facing American men in a surprise appearance kicking off his latest trip to New York City.

On Oct. 8, the Duke of Sussex, 41, made an unannounced appearance at a reception hosted by Movember, the world’s largest men’s health charity, at the Australian American Association in New York City.

The event unveiled "The Real Face of Men’s Health: USA," a new report that the Movember Institute of Men’s Health launched on the same day, which dives into what's killing men and why 53% die prematurely.

Reflecting on his own mental health journey and calling to make therapy more accessible for men, Prince Harry said, "I found myself speaking to many veterans and sitting down with them I realized the silence is killing people. Stamping out the stigma globally, we’ve come a long way. Access to therapy is still a massive problem."

Journalist and author Brooke Baldwin moderated a discussion between Harry and researchers  Dr. Zac Seidler, Movember’s Global Director of Men's Health Research and Calvin Abbasi of the ANDRON Project, a statement shared to the Sussex.com website said, among other conversations about the report.

The report explored social media's impact on the mental health of young men, the disparities in life expectancy across demographics, and solutions to boost health outcomes.

The Duke of Sussex is a British Army veteran and mental health advocate, experiences that inspired him to create the Invictus Games, and touched on the pattern of isolation he has seen across communities when men feel like they have no one to turn to.

"Yet when I speak to men, the same struggles keep coming up," Prince Harry said. “Which tells me that the weight they carry isn’t uncommon. The biggest barrier is the belief that no one will understand. Loneliness convinces you you’re the only one, which is rarely true."

The Duke of Sussex attended the event ahead of his anticipated appearance at a set of events from Project Healthy Minds timed to World Mental Health Day with his wife, Meghan Markle.

The commitments bring the California couple, who are parents to Prince Archie, 6, and Princess Lilibet, 4, to attend events on Thursday, Oct. 9 and Friday, Oct. 10.

Harry's outing comes just days after Meghan made her debut at Paris Fashion Week on Oct. 4.

PEOPLE exclusively revealed that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will accept the Humanitarians of the Year Award at Project Healthy Minds' third annual World Mental Health Day Gala on Oct. 9, appearing at the event hosted by Carson Daly of the Today show.

The couple is being recognized for their efforts to build a safer, more equitable online world for families and young people, and for their contributions to advance mental wellbeing globally.

Prince Harry and Meghan have made mental health a focus of the charitable Archewell Foundation that they established in 2020 and their glam night out at the gala won't be their only stop in N.Y.C. connected to wellbeing.

On World Mental Health Day on Friday, Oct. 10, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will attend Project Healthy Minds' fourth annual World Mental Health Day Festival.

There, the Archewell Foundation is co-producing a series of conversations illuminating the work of changemakers in the mental health sector and the foundation's emotional Lost Screen Memorial will also be displayed.

The trip brings Harry and Meghan back to New York City for the first time in almost six months.

In April, the California couple hit the city for Meghan's appearance at the 2025 TIME100 Summit and to attend a private vigil at The Lost Screen Memorial unveiled by their Archewell Foundation.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex established the charity in 2020 and unveiled The Parents' Network as a focused program from their foundation at Project Healthy Minds’ World Mental Health Day Festival in 2023.

The Parents' Network unites parents and caregivers whose children have been affected by social media harms and the Lost Screen Memorial features photos of young people who lost their lives as a result of the harm suffered on social media.

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In a statement acknowledging their Humanitarians of the Year Award from Project Healthy Minds, a Millennial and Gen Z-driven mental health tech nonprofit, Prince Harry and Meghan cited their own children as an inspiration for making the online world a safer place.

"Working with families and young people to prioritize safety online has been some of the most meaningful work of our lives. As parents ourselves, we have been moved to action by the power of their stories and are honored to support them," the Duke and Duchess of Sussex said.

"We’re proud to be long-time partners of Project Healthy Minds as we work together to shine a light on what remains one of the most pressing issues of our time," they added.