The time has come for us to treat mental health – and suicide prevention specifically – with the same determined focus that we have successfully brought to physical health, and as a natural extension of our historic commitment to safety. Building on our partnership with the AFSP, Bechtel believes real culture change starts at home. We’ve launched a mental health first aid training program and implemented Mental Health Action Plans on all projects. Recently, as a lead sponsor of Construction Suicide Prevention Week, nearly 15,000 employees across 50 projects and 11 countries participated in a stand-down and a minute of silence.

Clark promotes mental health through several key initiatives, including educating and training leaders and craft professionals in recognizing and responding to someone in crisis using the AFSP Talk Saves Lives curriculum and Forefront’s L.E.A.R.N. technique. We participate in AGC’s Mental Health & Suicide Prevention Task Force and Construction Suicide Prevention Week. As an additional resource, we offer mental health support for all team members through our partnership with Spring Health.

DPR Construction offers its employees a variety of mental health resources, including a dedicated Mental Health Employee Resource Group, a pilot program for crafts people focused on mental health awareness and understanding, suicide prevention and mental health first aider training, workshops, and free access to confidential counseling, among other benefits.

For more than 100 years, DEWALT has been committed to supporting professional tradespeople through innovation, safety, and productivity. Today, our DEWALT Grow the Trades program reflects this mission with a $60 million commitment in initiatives and programs for current and future skilled workers, including efforts to address mental health issues.

Fluor's global project sites and offices participate in STAND Up for Suicide Prevention Week, annually raising awareness about the suicide crisis in the construction industry. Leaders undergo Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) Gatekeeper Training to learn how to identify warning signs of suicide and refer individuals for help. Fluor implements site-specific programs engaging front line workers and supervisors in mental health discussions, fostering a culture of care and encouraging conversations about wellbeing.

Through its comprehensive Under the Hat™ Building Healthy Minds program and strategic partnerships with industry-focused mental health organizations, Kiewit provides one-stop, leading employee and family assistance care, and extensive mental health tools and training to support its more than 31,000 employees – and their families – in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.

NABTU is tremendously honored to work on this Council, collaborating with its fourteen international union affiliates, CPWR - The Center for Construction Research and Training, NABTU’s Safety and Health Committee, and the Opioid task Through the RESPECT (Responsible Environment Supporting Positivity Equity Culture and Treatment) initiative, NABTU leads collaborative efforts with owners, contractors, and mental health experts to develop national and grassroots programs focused on mental health and suicide prevention.

Skanska has a long-standing commitment to safety, health, and well-being, integrating these values across its operations. Skanska played a key role in launching Construction Safety Week in 2014, which has since expanded to include mental health. The company supports its workforce through initiatives like the Skanska’s Mental Health First Aid Green Sticker Program and training in partnership with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention — all aimed at fostering a culture of care and support within the industry.

Turner actively promotes awareness of suicide prevention and mental health resources to the more than 100,000 people we welcome onto our project sites. In addition, our people receive training to help them build awareness of how to recognize and support those who may be developing or experiencing a mental health crisis.