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TORONTO – A safer industry starts with looking out for each other.

This September, during National Suicide Prevention Month, the Canadian Construction Safety Council (CCSC) has launched an industry-wide suicide prevention campaign. aims to raise awareness, reduce stigma and help �鶹��ýӳ�� workers, supervisors and leaders recognize that mental health is essential to a safer industry.

Made up of 12 of �鶹��ýӳ��’s major general contractors, the CCSC is calling on employers, trade partners, unions, industry associations and workers to take part by sharing tools, making support resources visible and creating space for open conversations on jobsites and in offices, explains a release.

The council has four actions for organizations to consider:

• Hold a health and safety moment to review the Suicide Prevention Toolbox Talk with teams on worksites and in offices;
• Share to help individuals better understand their mental well-being and what actions they can take;
• Make support resources visible and easy to access; and
• Model behaviours that encourage dialogue, openness and connection.

“There is growing recognition across the �鶹��ýӳ�� industry of the need to address mental health and suicide prevention as critical components of health and safety. Physical pain, chronic stress, financial insecurity, and isolation are some examples of risk factors for substance issues and mental health problems,” the release reads “The �鶹��ýӳ�� industry has made major progress in how it manages physical safety. Now it brings the same urgency, consistency and leadership to mental health. Behind every hard hat is a person who may be carrying pressures that are not visible on the jobsite.”

‘Need help now? If you or someone you know is in immediate danger, call 9-1-1. If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, call or text 9-8-8 for the Suicide Crisis Helpline, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in English and French across �鶹��ýӳ��.