Promote Mental Health Best Practices During Construction Suicide Prevention Week

Join NAHB in recognizing Construction Suicide Prevention Week (CSPW), Sept. 8-12. This annual campaign aims to spread mental health awareness for workers in the construction industry.

Construction workers are five times more likely to die by suicide than from a jobsite injury, with as many as 50% of all construction workers experiencing a diagnosable mental health problem.

NAHB and its partners - including SAFE Project, the Job-Site Safety Institute (JSI), MindWise Innovations, and others - have been working to address the stigma around talking about mental health issues in the construction industry. The partnership has created resources available to train workers on mental health concerns and associated risk factors, including:

• NAHB-JSI video toolbox talks on Mental Health (embedded below), Substance Misuse and Administering Naloxone
• Storytelling videos on personal experiences
• How to Help in a Crisis Toolbox Talk

More information can be found on the NAHB website in the Member Mental Health and Wellbeing section.

Additionally, as a member of the Construction Industry Alliance for Suicide Prevention, NAHB encourages members to take the pledge to STAND up for suicide prevention and No Shame Pledge.

If you or someone you know needs immediate help, please dial 988, the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. Organizations interested in participating in the 2025 Stand-Down can register on the CSPW Website. Most importantly, if you are experiencing mental health issues, please talk to someone, even at work. And if someone comes to you with problems, listen.