All Mental health articles
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CommentIt’s 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 do more to address their workers’ mental wellbeing for the benefit of all, writes Thomas & Adamson’s 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’s people problem?
A family firm in need of more workers to expand its business took matters into its own hands by opening a 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 – but it’ll require extra measures this year to get everyone’s bounce back, warns James Wates
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CommentHappiness by design
Architects know how to boost wellbeing through good design – but the onus is on developers to encourage that, says Félicie 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 £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’s mental health
A little thought can have a big impact when people are feeling the strain, says ODS’ Martin Shields
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CommentBuilding on mental health in the built environment
On National Suicide Prevention Day, Redrow’s 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 isn’t something we can solve with half-measures and isolated approaches
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CommentIt’s 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 “OK not to be OK”.
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NewsCITB pledges £500,000 to train mental health first aiders
Initiative includes contractors Laing O’Rourke, Morgan Sindall and Multiplex