Prioritizing mental health to enhance aviation safety

The safety and effectiveness of the aviation industry depend heavily on its people, underscoring the importance of stakeholders taking action to help safeguard their mental health and well-being. This pivots greatly on identifying potential challenges early and creating a culture that empowers individuals to voice concerns, admit errors, and seek support without fear of judgment or career repercussions. In this episode of Risk in Context , Marsh's Captain Andy James speaks with Dr. Wolfgang Seidl and Kimberly Perkins, PhD, about the critical importance for the aviation industry to prioritize its people's mental health and share actions that organizations can consider, which will be covered in more depth during Marsh's Aviation Summit . You can access a transcript of the episode here . For more insights and insurance and risk management solutions, follow Marsh Risk on LinkedIn and X and visit marsh.com .

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Prioritizing mental health to enhance aviation safety is an episode from Risk in Context Podcast by Cynthia Clark.

This episode is 41:35 long.

This episode was published on Apr 7, 2026.

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