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Did you know an estimated 1 in 5 adults live with a mental illness yet less than half seek treatment? The construction industry has the second-highest suicide rate of all major industries in the U.S. according to a 2020 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report. And as the suicide rate in the U.S. continues to rise, it is crucial the industry focuses on the mental health of its workforce. These resources will enhance your company’s efforts to raise awareness, provide help, and give support to mental health and suicide prevention in the roofing industry.

Resources

988 National Suicide Prevention Hotline
Receive free, confidential mental health support 24/7 in the U.S. by dialing 988. Counselors are available to chat online or via text. For immediate help, you can also call (800) 273-TALK (8255).

Crisis Text Line
Text HOME to 741741 in the U.S. to speak to a trained crisis counselor 24/7 about anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts or self-harm.

Be Strong
Be Strong seeks to save and improve the lives of youth through a peer-to-peer approach to strengthen mental, emotional and relational health; build resilience; and prevent bullying. Access resources at bestrong.global or download the Be Strong app.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
SAMSHA provides help, support and resources for substance use prevention, suicide prevention and mental health at www.samsha.gov.

Employee Assistance Program
If your company has an EAP, it may offer therapy services in your insurance network and lunch and learn programs about mental health awareness. NRCA also offers members access to Perspectives, an EAP that offers mental health and wellness support for employees. To learn more, go to allonehealth.com/nrca.

National Alliance on Mental Illness
NAMI is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization providing support and education for individuals and families. Learn more at www.nami.org.

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Visit www.afsp.org for suicide prevention support and resources available in English and Spanish

Workplace Suicide Prevention
Find resources to understand and promote suicide prevention as a health and safety priority at work at workplacesuicideprevention.com/.

Veterans Crisis Line
Are you a veteran in crisis or concerned about one? The Veterans Crisis Line serves veterans, service members, National Guard and Reserve members, and those who support them.

Construction Industry Alliance for Suicide Prevention
CIASP provides suicide-prevention resources at preventconstructionsuicide.com to construction professionals, including free toolbox talks regarding suicide prevention, substance use and workplace safety.

Construction Suicide Prevention Week
Resources for Construction Suicide Prevention Week can be an important part of your company’s efforts to promote mental health awareness.

CPWR Mental Health in the Construction Industry
CPWR offers resources for mental health awareness, including toolbox talks, a resilience training tool and newsletter.

The Alliance for Naloxone Safety in the Workplace
Preventing overdoses in the workplace is a crucial part of mental health. The Alliance for Naloxone Safety in the Workplace provides sample policy documents and resources to implement a Naloxone program.

Roofers in Recovery
Roofers In Recovery empowers people in need to stabilize and improve their lives through treatment programs that will serve them best in partnership with their staff and community of compassionate people.

Construction Suicide Prevention Partnership
Construction Suicide Prevention Partnership is dedicated to preventing suicide by providing education and training tools to raise awareness about suicide and substance use prevention in the construction industry.

Project BUILT
Dedicated to uplifting the construction workforce, Project BUILT offers mental health support and tools, fosters strong communities, and provides resources for workers and their loved ones.

Construction Working Minds
Constructionworkingminds.org provides training on mental health and suicide prevention, as well as workplace posters, employee quizzes, grief support and resources for employees experiencing a mental health crisis.

Level Up Consultants
To help you create a mental health plan, Level Up Consultants offers mental health first aid, ongoing virtual lessons and workshops.

The Wounded Workforce®
The Wounded Workforce is dedicated to “building trauma informed workplaces and supporting workplace mental health” through training, education and certifications.

LivingWorks
LivingWorks provides unique, evidence-based training to empower individuals, organizations and communities to work together to help keep people safer from suicide.

VitalCog: Suicide Prevention in the Workplace
VitalCog trains organizations to proactively address the early warning signs of suicide in the workplace.

QPR Institute
The QPR Institute provides individual, organization and professional training courses focused on preventing suicide and improving mental well-being.

Mental Health First Aid
Mental Health First Aid provides training courses that teach you how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders.

Talk Saves Lives
The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s suicide prevention education program, Talk Saves Lives, covers this leading cause of death, the warning signs and risk factors, and strategies to prevent it.

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