Marine insurer Gard has published a new report analyzing five years of data from over 20,000 cases, shedding light on critical trends in seafarer injuries and illnesses. The Gard Crew…
https://gcaptain.com/gard-report-sheds-light-on-seafarer-health-and-safety-trends/
Charitable organization Stella Maris is issuing a warning regarding the escalating levels of loneliness and depression among Ukrainian seafarers as the war in Ukraine enters its third year. The fear…
https://gcaptain.com/ukrainian-seafarers-mental-health-suffers-from-war-back-home/
Charitable organization Stella Maris is issuing a warning regarding the escalating levels of loneliness and depression among Ukrainian seafarers as the war in Ukraine enters its third year. The fear…
https://gcaptain.com/ukrainian-seafarers-mental-health-suffers-from-war-back-home/
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Calls and messages from seafarers relating to mental health increased by 37% in the last quarter (Q2 2023 – April to June) across all helplines operated by ISWAN. Seafarers … |
https://maritime-professionals.com/mental-health-challenges-facing-seafarers/
Sailors assigned to the USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) look for foreign object debris on the flight deck after a replenishment-at-sea with the Supply-class fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE-8) on Feb. 17, 2023. US Navy Photo
A set of new policies offering more confidentiality to sailors seeking mental health care was approved by Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro this week, USNI News has learned.
The policies, the results of the Brandon Act, named for Aviation Electrician’s Mate 3rd...
https://news.usni.org/2023/07/11/navy-set-to-implement-brandon-act-mental-health-reforms
The International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF) has launched its #SARyouOK? initiative in a bid to promote awareness and further breakdown the stigma that is attached to mental health and wellbeing issues for those working in the maritime search-and-rescue (SAR) sector.
The initiative was first announced on the final day of the organisation’s G5 International Mass Rescue Conference in June 2022 in Gothenburg, Sweden,...
Seafarers are being encouraged to take part into academic research to investigate the state of seafarer’s mental health.
Research is being carried out by the Batumi Navigation Teaching University of Georgia, along with the involvement of the Dalian Maritime University (China) and the University of Ljubljana (Slovenia). The study is financed by the International Association of Maritime Universities and is being conducted under the research project into the...
https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/investigation-into-seafarers-mental-health-gets-underway/
Superyacht sector on verge of mental health crisis
The superyacht sector is steering towards a mental health crisis with one-in-five crewmembers suffering from stress, anxiety or loneliness while onboard and one in three having faced similar problems in the past, according to a new report.
Research carried out by superyacht recruitment agency Quay Crew, in partnership with Mental Health Support Solutions (MHSS),...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/12/08/superyacht-sector-on-verge-of-mental-health-crisis/