All Mental health Articles

US construction association contributes to White House roundtable on addiction recovery
A US-based construction association took part in a White House-sponsored discussion on addiction and recovery
New York contractors call for mental wellness training and construction suicide reporting legislation
An association that claims to represent 1,200 union contractors in New York, US, has called for the City of New York to include mental wellness within the training construction workers receive
Why construction is training record numbers of mental health first aiders
Can mental health first aiders effectively help colleagues in crisis?
Japan’s construction skills shortage threatens to overshadow Expo 2025
Japan’s construction skills shortage is one of the worst in the world and is threatening to delay progress on the country’s Expo 2025 site.
Wired differently: Harnessing neurodiverse talent in construction
What skills can people with autism, dyslexia and ADHD bring to the construction sector?
Worker in fatal incident at Fehmarnbelt Tunnel site in Germany
A labourer was killed following a heavy work accident
NFDC joins the national Working Minds mental health campaign
Talking about stress and mental health “needs to become the norm”, says HSE
Liebherr unveils electric wheeled loader assembly hall designed using VR
Liebherr used virtual reality to design a new assembly space
Bechtel pledges $7m to help prevent construction worker suicides
Bechtel has committed US$7 million over the next five years to fund the battle to prevent construction worker suicides.
Are construction courses giving prisoners the tools to go straight?
The Lighthouse Club charity, a roofing trainer and a roofing contractor are joining forces to encourage former prison inmates into the construction industry
Why construction should recruit more neurodiverse employees
New research shows a growing number of construction workers with conditions including ADHD and autism are entering and being welcomed into the construction industry.