Tag: mental health

When a seafarer is experiencing a mental health crisis, he might no longer feel able to cope with it, particularly amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

In an effort to boost crew mental health amid the outbreak, Sailors' Society and Standard Club released tips on how to cope with the impact of COVID-19.

The positive thinking that usually comes with optimism is a key part of effective stress management. As a result, effective stress management is associated with many health benefits.

Since the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak in March 2020, prevalence of anxiety and depression has been increased or even doubled.

Mindfulness can help in reducing stress and improving wellness. In fact, practicing mindfulness can prove very useful for seafarers while at sea, when they need the tools to respond rapidly to an emergency while also maintaining a steady state, especially when they are surrounded 24/7 by the many stressors of the complex world we live in.

Standard Club and Sailors’ Society issued some practical tips in order to boost seafarers' mental wellness onboard.

Seafarer wellbeing has been a focal topic for shipping industry in recent years and specifically during the Covid-19 pandemic.

In the past months, Human Rights at Sea, along with in-country partners, has been pursuing its Maritime Levy Campaign in Australia.

ICS published a new document to help shipping companies handle mental health emergencies, and to spot suicidal behaviour.

Observed annually on the 10th of September, the World Suicide Day aims to raise awareness about suicide prevention with many initiatives around the globe.