Tag: wellbeing

Homesickness is the emotional distress that people experience when adjusting to new circumstances or surroundings when away from home and feeling cut off from our regular support system.

Investigations into human element incidents identified fatigue to be a major contributing factor to maritime accidents. In fact, human error because of fatigue has long been regarded as contributing to the majority of incidents in the shipping sector.

Everyday seafarers face challenges, which is an important part of growing and developing as a person, as the more we can test our limits and capabilities, the more we will learn about ourselves.

Stella Maris launched a Seafarers Support Service; a platform that will provide a programme of remote, ongoing psychological consultation for Ukrainian seafarers and families.

A network of psychological practitioners has come together to form the Maritime Mental Health Professionals Community of Practice (MMHPCoP).

On the occasion of this year’s World Mental Health Day, SAFETY4SEA is pleased to announce the launch of ‘SEAFiT’, a new service that aims to ensure that mental health & well-being becomes a global priority for all maritime stakeholders.

As the topic of mental health is becoming increasingly relevant in the business sector and every aspect of life, with current data showing that at least one in eight people globally is affected by mental health issues, the global community is rejoining its forces on World Mental Health Day to “Make Mental Health & Well-Being for All a Global Priority”.

Ayse Asli Basak, one of the world’s three-port captains, has developed an application that allows women to report harassment, mobbing, and any violence they experience on board.

Self-care is no longer a luxury for leaders; in today’s demanding workdays, where there is usually no balance between personal life and work, creating a culture of self-care in the workplace is vital for everyone.

NeurodiversAtSea, a seafarers’ neurodiversity charity, announced the launch of its first annual Neurodiversity Benchmark Survey. The survey aims to gather data in support of a maritime neurodiversity strategy.