Mental health issues, including suicide, aren’t easy to talk about.
Yet, construction workers are affected by mental health issues at a much higher rate than most other occupations. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention called the suicide rate for construction workers "alarmingly high."
In 2016, the suicide rate for men in construction and extraction occupations was 49.4/100,000 people, almost twice the total suicide rate for civilian working men.
It was five times greater than the rate for all fatal work-related injuries in the construction industry in 2018 (9.5/100,000), according to the CDC.
With this in mind, we want to bring attention to the issue and change the conversation in a way that bypasses the stigma.
Suicide hotlines: 1-800-SUICIDE or 1-800-273-TALK.
Graniterock’s Employee Assistance Program is a convenient and highly confidential program that allows team members to connect with friendly, licensed counselors to help resolve depression and other grievances.
Discussions with an EAP counselor are held in the strictest confidence in accordance with professional ethics and state law.
Names of team members who seek EAP services are never shared with Graniterock.
Contacting an EAP counselor starts with a phone call to 800-EAP-1711.
More resources available here: https://constructionsuicideprevention.com/.
