Mental Health Support & Solutions (MHSS)

Superyacht sector on verge of mental health crisis

Superyacht sector on verge of mental health crisis

Charles Watkins, Founder and Clinical Psychologist,
Mental Health Support & Solutions

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/

Maritime industry making empty promises on mental health support

Maritime industry making empty promises on mental health support

Managing Director and Clinical Psychologist, MHSS 

A clinical psychologist has challenged the maritime industry to stop making empty promises about helping to improve seafarers’ welfare and mental health.
 
Occasions like World Mental Health Day (10 October) give shipping companies an excuse to promote themselves as caring employers that want the best for their crew members, according to Charles Watkins.
 
However, the founder and...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/10/08/maritime-industry-making-empty-promises-on-mental-health-support/

More seafarers talking about sexual identity struggle

More seafarers talking about sexual identity struggle

Charles Watkins, Founder and Clinical Psychologist,
Mental Health Support & Solutions

Crewmembers struggling with their sexual identity are talking more openly about the issue and the challenges they face within the maritime industry, a leading psychologist has revealed.

Charles Watkins, a clinical psychologist and Managing Director of Mental Health Support Solutions (MHSS), said that his organisation – which provides 24/7 mental health support...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/06/16/more-seafarers-talking-about-sexual-identity-struggle/

Women at sea still face gender discrimination

Women at sea still face gender discrimination

Sophia Onken, Partner and Clinical Psychologist at Mental Health Support Solutions (MHSS)

How can shipping companies support women seafarers’ mental wellbeing and eradicate gender discrimination – and are they doing enough? These were some of the topics that Sophia Onken, Partner and Clinical Psychologist at Mental Health Support Solutions (MHSS), discussed during the ‘Wellbeing For Women In Shipping’ webinar on 14 May. 
 
The event organised by MHSS –...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/05/17/women-at-sea-still-face-gender-discrimination/

MHSS delivers free services to Seafarers struggling over Festive period

MHSS delivers free services to Seafarers struggling over Festive period

Christian Ayerst, CEO Mental Health Support Solutions

One of the shipping industry’s leading specialists in seafarer mental health support is offering seafarers and shore-based staff free access to clinical psychologists and a confidential 24/7 mental health hotline to help them over the festive period.

Mental Health Support Solutions (MHSS) is increasingly concerned that some seafarers may not be getting the right level of...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2020/12/22/mhss-delivers-free-services-to-seafarers-struggling-over-festive-period/

Mental Health Support & Solutions urges industry to tackle fake news

Charles Watkins, Founder and Clinical Psychologist,
Mental Health Support & Solutions

Mental Health Support & Solutions urges industry to tackle fake news

To coincide with World Mental Health Day on Saturday 10th October, Mental Health Support & Solutions (MHSS), specialists in providing mental health support and guidance to the maritime sector, is urging the industry to tackle fake news because of its effects on seafarers’ mental health.

Misinformation about COVID-19 surrounding lockdowns and...

https://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2020/10/09/mental-health-support-solutions-urges-industry-to-tackle-fake-news/