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When a pilot needs mental health care

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Depression and anxiety are pretty common.

They're also very treatable, but workers can be afraid to speak up because having a mental health condition can mean time off the job.

Last week a pilot who experienced a mental health crisis aboard a Horizon Air flight allegedly tried to cut the engines.

Jonathan Levinson with Oregon Public Broadcasting is here to talk about why pilots might not want to share that they’re struggling.

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