Looking beyond the hard hat: what site life taught me about mental health

Fin Topping, trainee quantity surveyor on the realities of site life and the importance of everyday conversations The post Looking beyond the hard hat: what site life taught me about mental health appeared first on Construction Management.

Kier’s £18.7m mental health unit to ‘open soon’ after three-year delay

Tier one contractor Kier has said it expects to complete construction of Scotland’s first medium-secure children’s mental health unit “in the coming months”, after defects caused a three-year delay to the scheme. Work on the £18.7m Foxgrove facility on the Ayrshire Central Hospital campus in… The post Kier’s £18.7m mental health unit to ‘open soon’ after three-year delay appeared first on Construction News.

Alma-nac SEND school in former sports hall starts on site

The Architects’ Journal Alma-nac SEND school in former sports hall starts on site Alma-nac's plans for a new specialist school for children with autism and additional social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs in Wigan has started on site The post Alma-nac SEND school in former sports hall starts on site appeared first on The Architects’ Journal Gino Spocchia

Mental health experiences leads PM to create practical help resource

CIOB member and senior project manager has created a practitioner’s guide on mental health following two serious anxiety episodes he experienced at work. Designed to support others in the industry, all proceeds go to the construction industry mental health charity Mates in Mind. The post Mental health experiences leads PM to create practical help resource appeared first on Construction Management.

New mental health code aims to stop workplace pressures reaching crisis point

The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has published a new Mental Health Joint Code of Practice (JCOP). The code is designed to help construction businesses tackle the root causes of poor… The post New mental health code aims to stop workplace pressures reaching crisis point appeared first on Construction Management.

The B1M - Uncovering Construction's Biggest Killer - Part 2 12072023

In the UK, on average, two people take their own lives in construction every day The B1M are raising awareness of mental health within 'Construction' and consider small steps the industry can take to have a huge impact. Social connections and talking about the issue will lead to the change that is needed

The B1M - Uncovering Construction’s Biggest Killer - Part 1 12072023

Construction has some of the worst mental health rates of any industry. In the US, a construction worker is five times more likely to die by suicide than from all the other causes combined. The B1M want to raise awareness and get 'Construction' to talking about this issue

Free slide pack for Mental Health Awareness week (15th May)

Here is a slide pack for mental health awareness week, you can download in any format and edit and rebrand.

alinea virtual forum - WELL from an Occupier’s Perspective, 13082020

It’s so much more than just a couple of carefully placed plants! In this forum alinea look at some of the tangible benefits of implementing a Wellbeing strategy with occupier fit-out, with a focus on the WELL Building Standard (v2). alinea consider the business case, cost of implementation, reflect on actual case studies in use, and then move on to some topical Q&A

Mental health challenges are rising in construction — how important is this issue, and how are businesses responding?

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