Meghan Markle’s mother, Doria Ragland, has taken part in the 21st Annual Alive and Running 5k For Suicide Prevention in Los Angeles, California.
The Annual Alive and Running 5k is described as an "uplifting, life-affirming event that remembers loved ones lost to suicide while raising funds and awareness for the Didi Hirsch Suicide Prevention Center.”
The charity’s goal was to raise $400,000 but they surpassed that goal by bringing in approximately $477,000.
Ragland is no stranger to the Didi Hirsch Suicide Prevention Center, having worked there as a social worker until just days before her daughter’s wedding to Prince Harry.
Ragland shares her passion for mental health awareness with her daughter and son-in-law. While in Cape Town, South Africa last week, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex met with Waves For Change, an organization that offers mental health support to vulnerable young people through mind and body therapy.
“I think most of the stigma is around mental illness, we need to separate the two... mental health, which is every single one of us, and mental illness, which could be every single one of us,” Prince Harry said while discussing mental health with the organization members.
“I think what’s amazing about being here today as you can see, there’s so much good happening in the world, and there’s so much positivity and all of this diversity and inclusivity,” Markle said.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex previously teamed up on projects with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge but have since parted ways to focus more on their own charitable endeavors. However, the foursome will still work together on their joint mental health initiative Heads Together.
