Slate Daily Feed What Next: Pilots' Hidden Mental Health Crisis
Dec 12, 2023
CNN aviation reporter and pilot Pete Muntean discusses the hidden mental health crisis among pilots. Topics include stigma pilots face when seeking treatment, impact on aviation community, challenges of disclosing mental health disorders to the FAA, motivating officials to take action, implementing mental health standards for pilots, and the aftermath and future of a pilot's mental health case.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
The Tragic Tale of an Off-Duty Pilot's Attempted Plane Crash
01:32 • 2min
Mental Health Crisis in Aviation
03:26 • 4min
The Challenges of Disclosing Mental Health Disorders to the FAA
07:19 • 5min
Motivating Officials and a Preview of 1990
12:35 • 2min
The Challenges of Implementing Mental Health Standards for Pilots
14:37 • 8min
The Aftermath and Future of a Pilot's Mental Health Case
22:31 • 4min