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Mental Health ARC Outlines Means To Break Down Barriers
FAA said the work of the ARC is building on its priorities to support pilot mental health care
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The FAA is reviewing two dozen recommendations from the Mental Health and Aviation Medical Clearances Rulemaking Committee, stressing yesterday that the work of the group is building on the agency’s priorities for pilot mental health.

Release of the recommendations yesterday comes less than four months after the FAA formed the aviation rulemaking committee (ARC) as it grappled with breaking down barriers that prevent pilots and air traffic controllers from seeking mental health care. Established on December 4, the ARC was tasked with examining those barriers and providing recommendations on ways to break them down.