Suicides by men and women in the construction industry outpace all other industries in the United States. We can change these statistics. Please use these resources to get help and education for yourself and your team.
What is it?
Mental Health: A person's emotional, psychological, and social well-being and how it affects their thinking, feeling, and acting. We should be open to discussions about both physical and mental health. Each can be positive or negative depending on where we are in our life.
Mental Illness: A medical condition that affects a person's thinking, feelings, mood, and behavior. While everyone experiences mental health, not all experience mental illness. For those who do experience mental illness, it may be short-lived, while for others it may be with them throughout their life. Just like a physical injury/illness, mental illness covers a broad spectrum from mild to severe.
Depression: A mental health condition that involves a persistent low mood or loss of interest in activities for an extended period of time (more than 14 consecutive days).
Anxiety: A feeling of fear, dread, or uneasiness that can be a normal reaction to stress.
GET HELP NOW IF YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT SUICIDE OR EXPERIENCING A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS.
If you are thinking about suicide:
Call or text 988 to reach the National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, 988Lifeline.org, or get support via chat at 988Lifeline.org/Chat.
Si estás pensando en suicidarte:
Llama al número 1-888-628-9454 por la línea de prevención del suicidio y crisis, 988Lifeline.org.
If you're a military veteran & you're thinking about suicide:
Choose one of these options to get confidential support from the Veterans Crisis Line, VeteransCrisisLine.net:
- Call 988 and press 1.
- Text 838255.
- Chat online.
Get help for any mental health crisis:
Text 741741 to connect with a counselor in less than 5 minutes at the Crisis Text Line, CrisisTextLine.org, to get help related to:
- Anxiety
- Coronavirus
- Depression
- Eating Disorders
- Gun Violence
- Suicide
PROVIDE HELP TO OTHERS IN CRISIS.
You can help prevent suicide.
Pain isn’t always obvious, but most people thinking about suicide show signs that something is wrong – in conversation, in their actions, on social media, in their job performance.
Visit SuicideIsPreventable.org to learn the signs. If you see any of these warning signs – especially if it's new, has increased, or seems related to a painful event, loss, or change – speak up.
Learn. Act. Make a difference.
The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention is dedicated to saving lives and bringing hope to those affected by suicide. Visit their website to read real stories, learn the facts about suicide, join a local chapter, or discover how to be an advocate in your community.
MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS & SUICIDE PREVENTION RESOURCES FOR YOUR COMPANY
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Suicide in Construction Awareness Proclamation
Commit to initiating and/or encouraging open conversations relating to Suicide and Mental Health Awareness in the Construction Industry and engaging in responsible activities whose purpose is to strengthen the construction industry to provide an optimal environment to encourage construction workers to discuss mental health struggles without fear of repercussion or reprisa.
Mental Health First Aid at Work Training
- Increase employee productivity, morale and retention by cultivating supportive team cultures.
- Foster open discussions about mental health and substance use challenges and treatments.
- Build employees’ resilience in an often unpredictable work environment.
VitalCog: Suicide Prevention in the Workplace
This 2-hour training gives participants the skills and tools to appreciate the critical need for suicide prevention while creating a forum for dialogue and critical thinking about workplace mental health challenges, and by promoting help-seeking and help-giving.
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Suicide prevention resources including:
- Podcast series with Vince Hafeli and Cal Beyer
- Tools for safety directors/HR managers
- Event list
- Article library
- Links
Shining Light on Mental Health and Suicide Prevention
In this Women of Asphalt Conversation to Lead & Inspire (3/2022), Cal Beyer and Vince Hafeli discuss how to break the stigma of mental health and suicide in the asphalt industry, sharing resources of what leadership can do to support their employees and keep them safe both on and off the job. Learn from industry experts how to navigate through these complex issues.
