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Pilots are suffering under procedures that can only be described as coming from the Dark Ages of Mental Healthcare.

After their son, who worked as a pilot, died by suicide, a couple now works to break the stigma of mental health for pilots. NBC Chicago’s Stefan Holt reports.

As a former counselor and presently a personal coach for pilots, I’ve had the unique privilege of coming to understand the pressures faced by aviators.

April’s recommendations to the FAA on mental health address many of pilots’ concerns. How the FAA sees them through is another story.

The Federal Aviation Administration has created a committee to help address issues pilots face with seeking help.

A local commercial pilot said he can no longer fly, as of now, because of how the FAA is addressing veterans and mental health. He said his story highlights a much broader dilemma.

"Many pilots would rather ignore or hide their mental health problems than disclose their condition and risk their livelihood."

"There is a culture right now that you either lie or you seek help. We can't have that. That's not safety"

"In aviation, you are in effect punished for following the rules around disclosure"

Following recent scares involving pilots, and as a record number of travelers take to the skies, United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby told "CBS Mornings" that the company works to make sure pilots' mental health...

Even in the throes of a mental health crisis, pilot Joseph David Emerson never sought help — until it was too late. 

Pilots tell CBS News Colorado the FAA's policies are causing pilots to lie about their conditions or avoid getting help.  

Over half of pilots surveyed admit to avoiding health care — including mental health care