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USA: applause for pilots' mental health initiative of FAA

It involves a change in mentality that takes time and will not be immediate

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is considering a change to monitor the mental health of American airline pilots. The professionals themselves feel they need treatment for depression and are faced with a difficult choice: reveal it and face the possibility of not flying for many months, or say nothing and risk a health crisis that puts themselves in danger. and the others."I think it's...

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Washington, United States, 11/22/2023 14:32
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