Lendlease to Host Mental Health Summit to Raise Awareness of Suicide in the Construction Industry

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NEW YORK, N.Y. – Lendlease, through its Lendlease Foundation, it will host a Building Mental Health Awareness Event on April 20 in New York. The awareness event comprises a mental health fair, dinner and discussion on suicide prevention led by international suicide prevention advocate Kevin Hines. To further foster awareness of suicide prevention and promote mental health, Lendlease has been working with the Carson J Spencer Foundation and the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention in the United States. Following “The Blue Print Suicide Prevention in the Construction Industry,” a program that was designed specifically to combat suicide in the … Read more

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Promoting Well-Being, Suicide Prevention in Construction

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By Amanda Moorhead The construction industry retains a stigma of being a “tough guy” culture, where members of the industry rarely talk about their emotional well-being. Those in the industry have shaped a philosophy where they are expected to work through anything, including severe weather, chronic pain and emotional distress. Due to a culture that does not foster open discussion on one’s well-being, this is one reason the construction industry consistently ranks as one of the high-risk industries for suicide in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control ranks suicide as the second leading cause of death among males … Read more

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