Recent webinars help bring the construction industry’s ‘suicide problem’ into the open

The construction industry faces a documented suicide crisis that experts say goes beyond statistical coincidence, according to discussions at a recent CPWR-hosted webinar. Industry safety expert Keith Vitkovich and other panelists are working to bring greater awareness and resources to address mental health and suicide prevention in construction.

Silver Spring, MD — The construction industry “has a suicide problem that we can’t chalk up to coincidence anymore,” industry safety expert Keith Vitkovich asserted during a recent webinar. Hosted by CPWR – The Center for Construction Research and Training, the Sept. 15 webinar highlighted outreach…

This story was originally published by Safety+Health Magazine.