MAPS

Multi Airline Peer Support

Multi Airline Peer Support (MAPS)
What is peer support?

Peer support systems for pilots and their relatives have been in existence for several years producing notable success in addressing:

performance related issues
substance and alcohol abuse
post incident trauma
daily life problems e.g. domestic, bereavement, financial etc

Peer Support Systems are now taking on an expanded role in the mental health arena following the crash of German Wings flight 9525 and a renewed interest in Mental Health First Aid in the workplace.

Could MAPS peer support help me?

Peer support improves wellbeing and promotes positive mental health, through signposting to professional services, via an approachable and relatable medium.

Peer Support can:

help you to open-up about what you are feeling and experiencing
provide the tools to enable you to self-report an issue that is bothering you without fear of it impacting your career or progression in the company
introduce you to ideas and approaches that others have found helpful
reassure you that you’re not alone in how you are feeling
help you to connect with others and give you a sense of belonging
encourage you to value your strengths
build your self-esteem and confidence
help you to feel more hopeful about the future
help protect your well-being and livelihood by decreasing time you might need to take off from flying
give you a non-judgemental space to receive support.

Contact a Peer

Register with MAPS

If you are not currently a member of MAPS and would like to find out more about achieving compliance, please click here

MAPS Team

The team at KURA are passionate about supporting our clients at all stages of the peer support journey; from making that difficult first contact through to satisfactory outcome (and beyond if you need us!). As part of this commitment, we have created MAPS.

Pete Whitten

Managing Director

The MAPS Team is led by our Pilot trainers Niven Phoenix, James Thurrell and Pete Whitten and is supported by Aviation Clinical Psychologists and an AME. You can read more about the team here.

The team aims to support companies in offering peer support and improve resilience to , and recovery from, significant events.

All our MAPS clients are offered this support from the Kura Team – we believe this unique initiative offers our pilots unparalleled, invaluable support which truly makes a difference to each one of them.