It’s a sign of the times I believe. In most cases I wouldn’t be surprised if financial liabilities are the root cause of stress, particularly for pilots with young families. In most cases it’s simply unaffordable to live in a capital city with a wife and children being on anything under about 100k in Australia, particularly if the spouse wants to stay at home and focus on the children.
It’s really a single persons game now IMHO.
Heard a few weeks ago from a reliable source that more pilots are asking for help now than ever before. I was also shocked to hear that the number of pilots getting positive results in random drug and alcohol tests has also apparently spiked.
Regulators and some politicians don’t help either. Industry and company culture adjustment is the only solution.