First launched in 2003 by the International Association for Suicide Prevention, World Suicide Prevention Day is held each year on Sept. 10 and corresponds with suicide prevention week and month.
It’s been designated as a way of focusing attention on the problems of suicide worldwide. In Canada alone, an estimated 4,000 people take their own lives each year.
In both Canada and the U.S. construction workers are committing suicide at an alarming rate.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s most recent data, estimated 6,000 construction workers died by suicide in 2022, an increase from 2021.
But the industry is doing its part to create positive change.
The collection of stories below illustrates what some associations have done and are doing to provide resources for those who are struggling. There is help for those who need it, and the industry is willing to provide the necessary tools that go well beyond the job box.
An effective suicide prevention strategy matches message with medium
Suicide prevention in construction: advocates cheer progress
Feds provide funding to implement 9-8-8 suicide crisis helpline
Witnesses of death: B.C. Court awards damages to impacted workers
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