# Mental Health is Safety-Critical **URL:** \ **Category:** Marine Safety\ **Created:** [January 20, 2026, 12:26am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/mental-health-is-safety-critical/74054 "2026-01-20T00:26:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![spowiednick](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/spowiednick/32/35668_2.png) [@spowiednick](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/spowiednick)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2026, 12:26am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/mental-health-is-safety-critical/74054/1 "2026-01-20T00:26:55Z")
> **[Op-Ed: Mental Health Care is Safety-Critical, Not an Added Benefit](https://maritime-executive.com/editorials/op-ed-mental-health-care-is-safety-critical-not-an-added-benefit)** > >  If mental health is not treated as safety-critical, we risk losing a whole generation of seafarers who are not willing to sacrifice their health for... ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2026, 1:59pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/mental-health-is-safety-critical/74054/2 "2026-01-20T13:59:37Z")
There is more to piracy than most people think of: > **[The hidden trauma of piracy - Splash247](https://splash247.com/the-hidden-trauma-of-piracy/)** > > Piracy leaves scars you cannot see and the maritime industry still treats it as a footnote, argues Alexander Dimitrevich, a clinical psychiatrist at Mental Health Support Solutions, in this exclusive for Splash. I have spent more than 15 years... Very appt subject these days when piracy is increasing again, while protection for seafarers in waters where it is known to occure is decreasing. ---
**Author:** ![spowiednick](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/spowiednick/32/35668_2.png) [@spowiednick](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/spowiednick)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2026, 2:07pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/mental-health-is-safety-critical/74054/3 "2026-01-20T14:07:41Z")
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