Construction Charities Join To Tackle Mental Health
The Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity and Building Mental Health have joined forces with Safer Highways and announced today the first major benchmarking exercise to understand where the industry lies in its road to wellbeing. As construction gets back to work and faces the challenges of trying to operate under the new pandemic protocols, many of […]
UK Construction Week Survey Reveals Half Of Construction Industry Suffering With Mental Health Issues
The largest event in the history of the UK construction industry to address mental health issues in the sector opens today (Tuesday 8 October), as part of UK Construction Week. The focus on mental health and wellbeing at this year’s show is in response to the latest research results which paint a picture of an […]
ECA Survey: Poor payment practices are impacting mental health
A major new payment and mental health survey has been launched by 27 bodies in the UK construction industry, to understand how poor payment practices are impacting mental health and business wellbeing. The survey is being run by leading engineering services trade bodies ECA and BESA, in association with the Prompt Payment Directory. ECA Director […]
Making an ‘Mpact’ on mental health issues
Building services specialist, Mpact Group, is continuing its campaign to tackle the ‘hidden secret’ of mental health problems in the construction sector with an in-house training course that has already led to direct intervention for one member of staff potentially at risk. About a dozen employees, ranging from site and office staff to managers and […]
ECIS Hosts Mental Health First Aid Workshop
Learning how to identify and support staff members with mental health issues was the focus of a recent workshop held by EC Insurance Services (ECIS), in conjunction with Mental Health First Aid England and ECA. Electrotechnical professionals and ECA staff attended the event, which provided the foundations to create ‘mental health champions’ in their organisation. […]
JIB Launches Mental Health Resources For Members
As part of Mental Health Awareness Week (14-20 May), the JIB has launched an online resource to help its members promote a positive mental health environment in the workplace. Working in partnership with Acas, EC Insurance Services, the Electrical Industries Charity and Mates in Mind, the guidance is broken into three key areas: prevention; intervention; […]