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16 Aug 2023

We need go back to the root causes of construction’s mental health challenge

The challenge of mental health is a widely recognised issue within our sector. Statistics from the charity Mates in Mind show that two construction workers die by suicide every day. Specifically, men in construction are three times more likely to die by suicide than the national average, while a third are living with elevated levels of anxiety each day.

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