The Mental Health Awareness and Wellbeing Training for Seafarers course aims to develop an awareness and appreciation of mental health and wellbeing, in self and others, set against the particular context of seafaring. The following topics were covered in details:
• Identifying mental health issues: recognizing signs of mental health issues like stress, anxiety, depression & burnout
• Maintaining mental well-being: learning strategies to maintain mental health while working at sea
• Stress management: learning strategies to manage stress
• Identifying mental distress: learning how to identify mental stress
• Resource utilization: learning how to identify resources
• Intervention techniques: learning intervention techniques
• Accessible counseling services: learning how to establish accessible counseling services onboard ships.