University of North Dakota leaders sat down this week with aviation and mental health professionals to discuss issues related to the wellbeing among the industry’s student body and workforce.
The summit was in response to the death of Aerospace student John Hauser who died in October in what is believed to have been a suicide. Among those who addressed the group was Hauser’s parents Anne Suh and Alan Hauser.
Associate Dean Elizabeth Bjerke says dialogue with industry and medical experts is crucial as the topic of mental health hasn’t been as widely discussed on the university aviation side as it has been within most major airlines.
The Aviation Mental Health Summit was held in Chicago and included members of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), U.S. Air Force, Aviation Medicine Advisory Service, several airlines and the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA).
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