How Depression and Anxiety are Killing Seafarers [2019-2021, MP4]

How Depression and Anxiety are Killing Seafarers

Year: 2019-2021
Language: english
Publisher: Sailors' Society
Quality: H264 mpeg-4
Format: MP4
Video: 1920x1080
Audio: 320kbps / 44.1khz
Description: “The mentality is… just toughen up, get through it. But when you’re dealing with a mental illness that’s not an option.”
Before coronavirus, 25 per cent of seafarers were already struggling with depression. Long contracts at sea, thousands of miles away from families and friends, left many feeling isolated and stressed.
Now, the pandemic has plunged around half a million seafarers into uncertainty and fear. Seafarers are facing the most dangerous mental health crisis in history.
Many thousands are stranded at sea due to global travel restrictions. They’ve already been away for months; they’re exhausted, worried about their loved ones, and they don’t know when they’ll be able to get home. Many more can’t get to sea, and don’t know when they’ll next be able to work to feed their families.
Watch Captain Dan Thompson talk about his mental health and why he’s signed our petition calling for mandatory wellness training for seafarers. Hear about how depression and anxiety can affect you while at sea from a fellow seafarer who has been through it himself and is now sharing his experience. It highlights the importance of training and education to ensure other seafarers do not go through the same experience.
"Those on board have had their contracts extended, sometimes beyond 17 months, and are facing fatigue and physical and mental health issues, leading to fears of self-harm and suicide."
Say Not On My Watch to suicide and depression at sea.
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