Mental Health in Construction 2023
Strategies for Support and Prevention
Online Conference 21 February 2023, 9:00am - 3:00pm
Learning Outcomes
- Examine ways to change the culture surrounding mental health in the construction industry
- Explore mechanisms for improved access to mental health help for construction workers
- Discover some of the reasons for mental health problems in the construction industry
- Analyse the costs of failing to recognise and prioritise mental health as a workplace hazard
- Hear from case studies about the implementation of improved mental health access on construction sites
- Understand how to recognise signs of mental health issues and how to initiate discussions with workers
- Learn about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic of the mental wellbeing of workers in the construction industry
- Consider ways to overcome worker stigma against discussing mental health problems