TOGETHER WE CAN SAVE LIVES.

In 2020, a mission-driven group of volunteers from across the construction industry came together with the goal of saving lives. They collaborated to launch the inaugural Suicide Prevention Week for the industry — a week dedicated to raising awareness about the higher-than-average number of suicides in the construction industry, and to providing resources to help prevent those deaths.

Every year, during September — National Suicide Prevention Month — the construction industry will dedicate a week to raising awareness about the unique challenges workers face in construction that lead to suicide and what we can do to prevent it. Together, we can save lives.

Resources:

• OSHA – Preventing Suicide in Construction
• CIASP – Construction Industry Alliance for Suicide Prevention
• Construction Working Minds – Making Suicide Prevention a Health & Safety Priority