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Article - Half of builders have struggled with mental health

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🚧 Addressing Mental Health in Construction
Article: Construction News

Recent findings by software provider Causeway Technologies, as reported by their mental health ambassador and former England footballer Trevor Steven, reveal a concerning reality within the construction industry with 56% of construction workers reporting current or past experiences with mental health issues. With more than one in ten stating they were experiencing or had experienced suicidal thoughts.

Here at MHScot we have been working hard within the Construction Industry to address these worrying issues.

Embedding mental health first aiders in to your team should be one of the first steps on the path to supporting employee mental health and wellbeing.

We can run First Aid for Mental Health Courses for workers in the construction industry - please don’t delay we need to take urgent action.❗

Half of builders have struggled with mental healthMore than 50 per cent of construction workers say they have struggled with their mental health, according to software provider Causeway Technologies. Thewww.constructionnews.co.uk
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350 points

🚧 Addressing Mental Health in Construction
Article: Construction News

Recent findings by software provider Causeway Technologies, as reported by their mental health ambassador and former England footballer Trevor Steven, reveal a concerning reality within the construction industry with 56% of construction workers reporting current or past experiences with mental health issues. With more than one in ten stating they were experiencing or had experienced suicidal thoughts.

Here at MHScot we have been working hard within the Construction Industry to address these worrying issues.

Embedding mental health first aiders in to your team should be one of the first steps on the path to supporting employee mental health and wellbeing.

We can run First Aid for Mental Health Courses for workers in the construction industry - please don’t delay we need to take urgent action.❗

Half of builders have struggled with mental healthMore than 50 per cent of construction workers say they have struggled with their mental health, according to software provider Causeway Technologies. Thewww.constructionnews.co.uk
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