Construction Suicide Prevention Week & National Suicide Prevention Month

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Every year, during September — — the construction industry dedicates a week to raising awareness about the high number of suicides in the industry, and to provide resources to help prevent those deaths.

The initiative provides free resources to people in and around the construction industry to help start conversations, hold stand-down events and share information with colleagues who may be struggling. The mission is to put more tools in the hands of the people who build our communities, but we need your help.

With approximately 7.5 million people employed in construction in the U.S. and far more worldwide, there are still more people who need access to the tools that could save a life and reverse the trend that has placed construction as an industry with one of the highest rates of death by suicide. If you have not done so already, please be sure to register your company’s participation at to receive your OSHA-recognized certificate.

NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION MONTH

September is also National Suicide Prevention Month. We encourage you to browse the wealth of information available through the����ϲ�� Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Task Force��to help you and your teams make the most of National Suicide Prevention Month –��,��,��Toolbox Talks,��,��Coins/Stickers/Posters/Banners, etc.

During September, we are collaborating with Youturn Health to provide the following live webinars, on-demand training course, and toolbox talk on this very important topic.