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Prioritizing mental health in construction: Strategies leaders should know
- The latest BLS report shows a significant increase in construction fatalities and suicides globally, highlighting the industry’s mental health crisis.
- Construction workers face high-risk factors like demanding work, stoic culture, and long hours, contributing to the issue.
- Awareness is growing, prompting expectations for employers to take action.
- Initiatives like “Get Construction Talking” encourage dialogue, while leaders can implement measures such as mental health training and creating psychologically safe environments to address the crisis.
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