Promote Mental Health Best Practices During Construction Suicide Prevention Week

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Join NAHB in recognizing Construction Suicide Prevention Week Sept. 9-14, and do your part to promote a healthy working environment for everyone on your jobsites. Construction Suicide Prevention Week (CSPW) is an annual campaign to help spread suicide prevention awareness to workers in the construction industry.

Construction workers are five times more likely to die by suicide than from a jobsite injury, with some estimates showing as many as 50% of all construction workers experiencing a diagnosable mental health problem. This data has driven an intense focus over the past several years on changing the conversation around mental health in construction.

NAHB and its partners — including SAFE Project, the Job-Site Safety Institute (JSI), MindWise Innovations and others — have created resources to train workers on mental health concerns and associated risk factors, including:

More information can be found on NAHB's mental health resources page.

NAHB also recently announced a pilot partnership with MANUAL, a men’s health and wellness company that provides self-paced programming tailored for young men. The content MANUAL provides ranges from livestreams on financial planning to 24/7, anonymous, 1-on-1 chats with bilingual health experts. The programming will be available through MANUAL’s digital platform and social media channels. Members of NAHB’s Young Professionals Committee, as well as members of state and local HBA and BIA Young Professionals Committees, can sign up for MANUAL at no cost. Learn more about the partnership.

Additionally, as a member of the Construction Industry Alliance for Suicide Prevention, NAHB encourages members to take the pledge to STAND up for suicide prevention and No Shame Pledge.

If you need or know of someone that needs immediate help, please dial 988 — the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. Organizations interested in participating in the 2024 Stand-Down can register on the CSPW website.

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