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class="white-text">Our history</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.sailors-society.org/our-people" class="white-text">Our people</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.sailors-society.org/icma" class="white-text">ICMA</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.sailors-society.org/our-patron" class="white-text">Our patron</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.sailors-society.org/jobs" class="white-text">Work for us</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://www.sailors-society.org/our-impact-2023" class="white-text"><strong>Our impact 2023</strong></a> <ul class="no-bullet mobile-nav text-center gm-bottom"> <li><a href="https://www.sailors-society.org/annual-report-2023" class="white-text">Annual Report 2023</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li><a class="white-text" href="https://www.sailors-society.org/support-for-seafarers"><strong style="border-bottom:1px solid #FFF;">Seafarers and Cadets</strong></a> <ul class="no-bullet mobile-nav text-center gm-bottom--2"> <li><a href="https://www.sailors-society.org/was-resources-for-seafarers" class="white-text"><strong>Wellness at Sea Resources for seafarers</strong></a> <ul class="no-bullet mobile-nav text-center gm-bottom"> <li><a href="https://www.sailors-society.org/support-for-seafarers" class="white-text">Support for seafarers</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.sailors-society.org/mywellness" class="white-text">E-learning</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.sailors-society.org/was-circle-of-care" class="white-text">Circle of Care</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.sailors-society.org/was-check-mental-health" class="white-text">Check your mental health</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.sailors-society.org/grants" class="white-text">Grants for seafarers</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.sailors-society.org/uk-maritime-pilots" class="white-text">UK Maritime Pilots </a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://www.sailors-society.org/wellness-at-sea-for-cadets" class="white-text"><strong>Wellness at Sea for cadets</strong></a> <ul class="no-bullet mobile-nav text-center gm-bottom"> <li><a href="https://www.sailors-society.org/cadet-wellness-at-sea-india" class="white-text">Cadet Wellness at Sea - India</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.sailors-society.org/cadetreport23" class="white-text">Cadet Report 2023/24</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.sailors-society.org/cadetreport22" class="white-text">Cadet Report 2022/23</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.sailors-society.org/cadet-conference24" class="white-text">Cadet Conferences 2024</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.sailors-society.org/cc24-north-asia" class="white-text">North Asia conference</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.sailors-society.org/cc24-south-east-asia-agenda" class="white-text">South East Asia agenda and registration</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.sailors-society.org/cc24-africa-agenda" class="white-text">Africa agenda and registration</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.sailors-society.org/cc24-uk-europe-agenda" class="white-text">UK and Europe agenda and registration</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.sailors-society.org/cc24-conference-speakers" class="white-text">2024 Conference speakers</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.sailors-society.org/msc23" class="white-text">Maritime Schools' Conferences 2023</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.sailors-society.org/maritime-schools-conferences-2022" class="white-text">Maritime Schools' Conferences 2022</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://www.sailors-society.org/peer-to-peer-support-new" class="white-text"><strong>Peer-to-Peer Support Groups</strong></a> <ul class="no-bullet mobile-nav text-center gm-bottom"> <li><a href="https://www.sailors-society.org/p2p-open-to-all" class="white-text">Open to all groups</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.sailors-society.org/p2p-cadet" class="white-text">Cadet groups</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.sailors-society.org/p2p-female" class="white-text">Female groups</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.sailors-society.org/p2p-captains" class="white-text">Captain groups</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.sailors-society.org/p2p-family" class="white-text">Family groups</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.sailors-society.org/p2p-ukraine" class="white-text">Ukraine crisis groups</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.sailors-society.org/p2p-pilot" class="white-text">Maritime pilot groups</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.sailors-society.org/p2p-lgbtq" class="white-text">LGBTQ+ groups</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://www.sailors-society.org/crn" class="white-text"><strong>Crisis Response Network</strong></a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.sailors-society.org/helpline" class="white-text"><strong>Helpline</strong></a> </li> </ul> </li> <li><a class="white-text" href="https://www.sailors-society.org/wellness-at-sea-home"><strong style="border-bottom:1px solid #FFF;">Maritime Industry</strong></a> <ul class="no-bullet mobile-nav text-center gm-bottom--2"> <li><a href="https://www.sailors-society.org/was-for-shipping-companies" class="white-text"><strong>Wellness at Sea for shipping companies</strong></a> <ul class="no-bullet mobile-nav text-center gm-bottom"> <li><a href="https://www.sailors-society.org/was-premium" class="white-text">Wellness at Sea Bespoke Packages</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.sailors-society.org/was-awareness-campaign" class="white-text">Wellness at Sea Awareness Campaign</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.sailors-society.org/was-training" class="white-text">Wellness at Sea Training</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.sailors-society.org/was-crisis" class="white-text">Crisis Response Network</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.sailors-society.org/was-ship-connect" class="white-text">Ship Connect</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.sailors-society.org/was-contact" class="white-text">Contact Us</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://www.sailors-society.org/was-families-shorestaff" class="white-text"><strong>Wellness at Sea for families and shore staff</strong></a> <ul class="no-bullet mobile-nav text-center gm-bottom"> <li><a href="https://www.sailors-society.org/was-awareness-families-shore-staff" class="white-text">Wellness at Sea Awareness Campaign for families and shore staff</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://www.sailors-society.org/state-of-the-industry-snapshot-connectivity" class="white-text"><strong>State of the Industry Snapshot Connectivity</strong></a> </li> </ul> </li> <li><a class="white-text" href="https://www.sailors-society.org/news"><strong style="border-bottom:1px solid #FFF;">News</strong></a> </li> </ul> <ul class="no-bullet mobile-nav gm-top text-center"> <li><a class="white-text" href="/support-us"><strong style="border-bottom:1px solid #FFF;">Support Us</strong></a> <ul class="no-bullet mobile-nav text-center gm-bottom--2"> <li><a href="https://www.sailors-society.org/supporting-us" class="white-text"><strong>Support us</strong></a> <ul class="no-bullet mobile-nav text-center gm-bottom"> <li><a href="https://www.sailors-society.org/cadet-appeal" class="white-text">Christmas Appeal</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.sailors-society.org/crisis-appeal" class="white-text">Crisis Appeal</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.sailors-society.org/247-care-appeal" class="white-text">24/7 care appeal</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.sailors-society.org/gift" class="white-text">Virtual Gifts</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.sailors-society.org/200-stories-book" class="white-text">200 Stories from the Sea</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.sailors-society.org/seasunday" class="white-text">Sea Sunday</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://www.sailors-society.org/gifts-and-partnerships" class="white-text"><strong>Gifts and partnerships</strong></a> <ul class="no-bullet mobile-nav text-center gm-bottom"> <li><a href="https://www.sailors-society.org/corporate-support" class="white-text">Corporate support</a></li> <li><a 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piracy attacks this proactive service is needed more than ever for crew welfare.</strong></p> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="column small-12 two-cols gm-bottom--4"> <p>We launched Ship Connect during Covid, it's a partnership with shipping companies to offer the first virtual proactive support service for seafarers - and it has proved so popular and beneficial it is now a fixed part of our Wellness programme.</p> <p>As crews were stuck on ships for many months beyond their contracts while others were unable to board and work as planned, reports of suicide were on the rise and shipping companies were approaching us, greatly concerned about the welfare of their crews.</p> <p>Today's crisis in the Red Sea and increasing cases of Somali piracy attacks have left crews anxious once again.</p> <p>Our team makes regular calls to ships to check in with crews, getting to know them and identifying any welfare issues early on. They build relationships with seafarers through confidential group and one-to-one chats and sharing advice on how to deal with common mental health problems.</p> <p>Thousands of seafarers have already received proactive mental health support on board their ships through the unique Ship Connect programme and calls are being made right now, helping crew through some of the most difficult times of their lives.<br></p> <figure><img src="/assets/site/facingfuture-01.png" data-image="70961"></figure> </div> </div> <div class="bg--white"> <div class="row align-center gm-bottom"> <div class="column medium-10 large-8 xlarge-7"> <div class="row align-center testimonials slick" data-slick='{"slidesToShow": 1, "dots": true, "arrows": false}'> <div class="column testimonial small-12 gm-top--2 gm-bottom text-center"> <p class="p--large"><strong>"Seafarers can be very distressed - and in some cases suicidal - by the time they call a helpline. 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