Bechtel, AFSP team up to save U.S. construction workers from suicide

Bechtel and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) have teamed up on a multi-year partnership dedicated to tackling the issue of suicide in the construction industry. The initiative, unveiled recently at an event in Washington, D.C., is aimed at educating stakeholders about the crisis and beginning to build a coalition to prevent construction worker suicides.

A dramatic rise in the number of workers in the U.S. construction community who’ve killed themselves has prompted Bechtel and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) to team up on a multi-year partnership dedicated to tackling the issue and saving lives in the industry. The global engineering and construction company has committed to providing … Continue reading Bechtel, AFSP team up to save U.S. construction workers from suicide