Making Suicide Prevention a Health and Safety Priority
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Construction Working Minds was established to increase industry awareness, provide valuable resources and create a network that seeks to let people know:
Suicide affects everyone and we have a shared responsibility to prevent it.
It is courageous to reach out, suicide is preventable.
You (an individual in crisis, a supervisor, a workplace) are not alone – lots of resources exist to help you through a suicide crisis.
Our website has been designed to inspire hope and provide a collaboration portal that offers practical tools that are easily understood. We value the science and the stories of suicide prevention and combine both to guide us in providing positive and impactful resources.
Let's aspire to a zero suicide mindset for construction because no one should die
in isolation and despair.
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Featured Resources
What To Do If Someone Is Attempting Suicide:
https://www2.hse.ie/wellbeing/mental-health/what-to-do-if-someone-is-attempting-suicide.html
National Office for Suicide Prevention | Thinking About Suicide:
https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/list/4/mental-health-services/nosp/suicidepreventionie/thinking/
National Office for Suicide Prevention | Supporting Someone Who Is Suicidal:
https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/list/4/mental-health-services/nosp/suicidepreventionie/supporting/
National Office for Suicide Prevention | Warning Signs Of Suicide:
https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/list/4/mental-health-services/nosp/suicidepreventionie/warningsigns/
National Office for Suicide Prevention | Myths About Suicide:
https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/list/4/mental-health-services/nosp/suicidepreventionie/mythssuicide/
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New & Noteworthy:
PDF Guide to Coping with COVID-19:
News | Construction Industry Federation: ‘Mental health can cover a wide range of issues…’
News | Irish Construction News: ‘Mind Our Workers’ Campaign Aimed at Reducing Construction Suicides
News | Irish Examiner: Higher Risk of Suicide Among Middle-Aged Irish Men Identified in Report
News | Irish Times: Men in Construction Sectors ‘Account for Half of Male Suicides’
News | The Journal: Almost 1 in 2 Men Who Took Their Own Lives Had Worked in Construction
U.S. Resources
Resources: Leading a Company in the Aftermath of a Suicide Loss
Podcast: Workplaces Coping with the Trauma and Grief of Suicide
Podcast: The Human Side of Crisis Management: Interview with Tricia Kagerer
News | FORBES: New FCC Suicide Hotline Signals to Employers We Can All Do Better
News | Safety & Health: Suicide prevention advocates release workplace guidelines, call on employers to act
News | NPR: A Construction Company Embraces Frank Talk About Mental Health To Reduce Suicide
News: A global effort in workplace health and safety: suicide prevention
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