What a powerhouse these 2 amazing ladies are TOGETHER.
It is trying times - and it is about time that we address the challenges in the industry around Mental Health.
We are often NOT the person that our Tradie needs - he needs help from someone else.
Help is out there - and these 2 amazing ladies will share are a bunch of places and where to start.
Leanne Faulkner runs 'Fortitude @ Work'
Representing COSBOA as their Mental Health Ambassador. This means she is a wellbeing advocate for small business at the Mentally Healthy Workplace Alliance and speaks at member events when asked. Ladies with Tradies has adored Leanne since hearing her story of her 'Billy Goat Soap' business where she shares her vulnerable business story, and her passion for small business. Leanne and her husband John, who is a counsellor, are doing remarkable work in the mental health space.
Erin Oldman is a Field Officer with 'Mates in Construction'
She is onsite, and understands the construction industry, and is like all of us at LWT - down to earth and relatable.
MATES in Construction is a charity established in 2008 to reduce the high level of suicide among Australian construction workers. We are unique in that we foster ownership and control of the program with the Australian building and construction industry.
The MATES in Construction program is based on the simple idea that “suicide is everyone’s business” and that if the building and construction industry in Australia is to improve the mental health and wellbeing of workers and to reduce suicide then it cannot be left to the mental health professionals, but rather everyone in the industry must play their part.
