Civil Engineering

AEC PROFESSIONALS AT HIGH RISK FOR SUICIDE, BUT PREEMPTIVE APPROACHES CAN HELP

By: Kevin Wilcox

A CDC report reveals that employees in the architecture, engineering, and construction fields are at high risk for suicide. Assistance programs can make a difference.

October 4, 2016—When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released suicide statistics by profession earlier this year, the nexus of vocations that make up the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) professions ranked uncomfortably high on the list. Read More