​I was shocked to learn recently that suicide is a leading cause of work-related fatalities, especially in construction - among those who build our highways, airfields, commercial buildings and skyscrapers, 53 out of 100,000 die by suicide – a rate that practically quadruples the national average of 13.6/100,000....and it's a topic that is seldom discussed. So I reached out to my friend Cal Beyer for some guidance - and here is what he provided me:

​The Construction Industry Alliance for Suicide Prevention (CIASP) is a FREE group formed by the Construction Financial Management Association (www.CFMA.org) 
 
The CIASP website URL is www.cfma.org/suicideprevention Download the free POSTERS linked on the CIASP website at the very bottom of the Resources page

We have loaded many great resources on this website. 
 
RECOMMENDED CONTENT:
 
1. CDC special report from 7/1/16 -- https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/65/wr/mm6525a1.htm
 
2.  Direct Links 
3. This publication is considered to be in the public domain so it is acceptable to reprint as is: 
A Construction Industry Blueprint: Suicide Prevention in the Workplace by Dr. Sally Spencer-Thomas (reprinted with permission)
 
4. Suggested Resources:
 ·  National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
·  Crisis Text Line -- text "Connect" to 741741
·  Man Therapy -- link to the 20 Step Head Check
·  Suicide Prevention Resource Center
·  Partnership for Workplace Mental Health
·  QPR Institute
·  Screening for Mental Health, Inc.
·  National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention
·  American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
·  National Alliance on Mental Illness
 
 5. Additional Links
6. Article showing what Cal's employer is doing: http://www.intheforefront.org/forefront-lakeside-industries-keynote-paves-way-end-construction-suicides

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