All Mental health articles
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CommentIt鈥檚 time to take mental health in construction as seriously as physical safety
Two people in the industry take their own lives every day. Employers must聽do more to address their workers鈥� mental wellbeing for the benefit of all, writes Thomas & Adamson鈥檚 Rob Bewick
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NewsConstruction has higher than average number of neurodiverse workers, NFB finds
ADHD most common condition within sector
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FeaturesCould a Gloucestershire training centre have found the answer to construction鈥檚 people problem?
A family firm in need of more workers to expand its business took matters into its own hands by opening a聽training centre for construction skills which soon expects to train 2,000 people a year
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CommentGet that September spring in your step
This has always been the month for getting back to normal, our batteries recharged 鈥� but it鈥檒l require extra measures this year to get everyone鈥檚 bounce back, warns James Wates
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CommentHappiness by design
Architects know how to boost wellbeing through good design 鈥� but the onus is on developers to encourage that, says F茅licie Krikler
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NewsIndustry warned of covid mental health crisis
CITB research finds more than one quarter of workers have experienced suicidal thoughts in past year
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NewsMcAlpine lands 拢73m hospital upgrade job
Firm to build one new mental health centre and upgrade two more
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CommentPractical ways to help staff鈥檚 mental health
A little thought can have a big impact when people are feeling the strain, says ODS鈥� Martin Shields
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Comment黑洞社区 on mental health in the built environment
On National Suicide Prevention Day, Redrow鈥檚 Karen Jones urges construction to change the mental health conversation on the ground
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NewsInfrastructure bigwigs look to tackle causes of illness and injury
Areas to be addressed include mental health and public safety
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CommentWe need to be much more proactive in tackling mental health
Mental health聽isn鈥檛 something we can solve with half-measures and isolated approaches
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Comment鈥婭t鈥檚 OK not to be OK. But how do we make people OK?
With men making up the vast majority of the construction industry, a fair conclusion is that it is male behaviours around mental health that most need to be tackled: by training people in non-judgmental listening and saying it is 鈥淥K not to be OK鈥�.
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NewsCITB pledges 拢500,000 to train mental health first aiders
Initiative includes contractors Laing O鈥橰ourke, Morgan Sindall and Multiplex