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How the Construction Industry Is Addressing Mental Health & Suicide Prevention

Mental health challenges affect every industry—but construction workers face unique risks that often go unspoken. In this episode of Normalize The Conversation, host Francesca Reicherter speaks with Sonya Bohmann, Executive Director of the Construction Industry Alliance for Suicide Prevention, about how the construction industry is addressing mental health, safety, and suicide prevention through education, culture change, and community support. This conversation focuses on prevention, awareness, and action, offering insight into how workplaces can create environments where people feel supported, seen, and safe asking for help. In this episode, we discuss: • Why construction workers experience increased mental health risks • The difference between prevention, intervention, and postvention • How job sites and organizations can build cultures of care and support • What employers, coworkers, and communities can do to reduce risk and increase connection This episode is intended for construction professionals, employers, safety leaders, mental health advocates, and anyone interested in workplace well-being. The conversation is educational and solution-focused, designed to reduce stigma while promoting responsibility and care. If you or someone you know is struggling, support is available. If you’re in the U.S., you can call or text 988 for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. 🎧 Subscribe for weekly conversations that normalize mental health in workplaces, leadership, and everyday life. Creating safer workplaces starts with conversation. What stood out to you from this discussion on mental health in construction?