Here’s the truth: if people don’t feel physically and psychologically safe, nothing else lands — not engagement, trust, or performance.
Take a listen: www.sallyspencerthomas.com/headspace/79
#HeadspaceForTheWorkplace #MentalHealthSafety #ConstructionWorkingMinds
Too often, workplaces wait until something goes wrong to respond. But what if instead, we got really good at catching what goes right?
www.sallyspencerthomas.com/headspace/79
#HeadspaceForTheWorkplace #MentalHealthSafety #ConstructionWorkingMinds
Deep in the heart of Texas 🇨🇱 this week for The International Association of Foundation Drilling Safety Summit 2025!
Powerful conversations were had about construction workforce leadership burnout & #suicideprevention.
#WorkplaceMentalHealth #ConstructionWorkingMinds #LeadershipBurnout
“If mental health is a human right… How are we protecting it on the job site?”
When someone is silently struggling, are they truly seen? Or is their situation treated as a personal issue, out of scope?
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#ConstructionWorkingMinds @who.int
I made it from Carlsbad, CA all the way to Louisville, KY.
Today’s meeting is packed w construction business owners and executives who are leaning in, asking the hard questions, and ready to move the needle on mental health in construction. #SuicidePrevention #ConstructionWorkingMinds
#SCOARMeets
This week at NECA in Chicago, I had the privilege of training two dozen new trainers to deliver #VitalCog in Construction—a program equipping the industry with life-saving suicide prevention skills.
Also got to hear Scottie Pippen!
#CSPW #NationalSuicidePreventionMonth #ConstructionWorkingMinds
Big News, @necanet Family! I’m headed to Chicago for #NECA25
I’ll be leading TWO #VitalCog in Construction Train-the-Trainer Certification Courses (Sept 11 & 12) + TWO workshops (Sept 13) called: “You Can’t Fix Your Mental Health with Duct Tape”
www.necaconvention.org
#ConstructionWorkingMinds
“We shout about safety in construction, but still whisper about #mentalhealth. It’s time that changed.” – Seb Ison-Jacques on the Hope Illuminated podcast.
Listen: bit.ly/3KFhTfN
#HopeIlluminated #ConstructionWorkingMinds #IASPVienna2025 #MentalHealthMatters
BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!
The #MentalHealthSafety Guide is HERE. #ConstructionSafetyWeek & #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth. We’re launching a FREE, practical guide connecting job site safety & emotional wellbeing.
bit.ly/PRESS-RELEASE-MH-Safety
#PeerSupport #SuicidePrevention #ConstructionWorkingMinds
Day 2 highlights from the #ConstructionWorkingMinds Summit in Dallas/Fort Worth:
- #OverdosePrevention with @riskleadership
- Therapy dogs
- #EmployeeEngagement & #PsychologicalSafety with Dr. Charlie
- Keynote by @LaurenSisler
-@988Lifeline Hope Mobile #CWMS2025
Live polling today at the Construction Working Minds Summit today on the impact of the opioid crisis on the construction workplace.
Cal Beyer is highlighting many solutions
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#CWMS2025 #ConstructionWorkingMinds
Too early to claim victory; we must keep the focus on reducing overdose deaths. Black, tribal, Hispanic communities are over represented in the overdose death data. We are still losing 220-235 people each day to overdose.
#ConstructionWorkingMinds
#CWMS2025
Ca Beyer is keynote today at the #ConstructionWorkingMinds Summit. His 4 pillars in the #mentalhealth movement 1) Media saturation 2) Association penetration 3) Union participation & 4) Army of helpers. SAFE Project (Stop the Addiction Fatality Epidemic). #CWMS2025
@kevinhines.bsky.social I saw you yesterday at #ConstructionWorkingMinds
You Rock!!!
“Denim & Diamonds” was the theme of our Construction Working Minds Summit’s Award Ceremony. Grit and Glamour came together to celebrate hard work and shining successes at AT&T stadium. Congratulations to all of our winners! #CWMS2025 #ConstructionWorkingMinds
Tyler: we will be more effective in reducing suicide in construction-NOT by blaming tradition norms of masculinity — but rather acknowledging the role of risk taking and self-reliance in increasing risk and addressing workplace #psychosocialhazards at work. #CWMS2025 #ConstructionWorkingMinds
Next up! Dr. Simon Tyler from MATES in Construction from Australia. 🇦🇺 Simon is bringing the perfect confluence of wisdom - lived experience, clinical work, and research to our closing keynote, “The Role of Masculinity in Construction Suicide.”
#CWMS2025 #ConstructionWorkingMinds
Thank you Gabe Howard for sharing your hero’s journey with our Construction Working Minds Summit. You are a beacon of hope. #cwm2025 #ConstructionWorkingMinds
Chaplain Matthew Hollensworth from Austin Industries talking about how chaplaincy services can be instrumental in helping people in the construction industry get into recovery and find their way through suicidal despair.
“A joy shared is a joy doubled.”
#cwm2025 #constructionworkingminds
Jessica Provines shares Suspenders4Hope HOPE Kits - full of Dialectical Behavior Therapy tools, overdose prevention, and many more resources. #cwm2025 #constructionworkingminds
This panel acknowledges construction has a major labor shortage and people in our communities need meaningful work. Our Veterans, people experiencing homelessness, recently incarcerated, people in recovery benefit greatly from having a purpose. #cwm2025 #constructionworkingminds
TCS Mechanical, our Innovation Sponsor introduces our 1st plenary panel “Workforces in Transition: A Win-Win for Worker Wellbeing in Construction.” Brad Anderson gives a moving opening & a call to close the empathy gap in construction.
#CWM2025 #ConstructionWorkingMinds
@kevinhines.bsky.social “I got great at silencing my pain…Today when you leave these doors, do me a solid and promise me not to silence your pain…A pain shared is a pain halved.” #ConstructionWorkingMinds #cwm2025
@kevinhines.bsky.social takes the stage with an expression of gratitude and a moment of silence. Honoring the lives loved and lost. #CWM2025 #WorkplaceMentalHealth #ConstructionWorkingMinds
Today we kicked off our #ConstructionWorkingMinds Summit with our Storyteller Retreat. Turning their pain into purpose. Thank you Sarah Gaer for bringing your energy and wisdom to the group.
Blessed to be witness to these inspirational stories.
#SuicidePrevention
Empower Your Team. Save Lives.
Become a Certified Trainer with VitalCog in Construction (#mentalhealth & #suicideprevention)
Train-the-Trainer Certification – March 14
Register by Feb 28! Only 9 spots left!
Secure Your Spot Now:
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#ConstructionWorkingMinds
WOW! #Google & #DEWALT JUST signed on as leading sponsors for the #ConstructionWorkingMinds Summit! Their influence will help drive leadership engagement & cultural change. In just days, hundreds will gather in DFW & champion #mentalhealth, #suicideprevention, #addictionrecovery #overdoseprevention.
Register for the #ConstructionWorkingMinds Summit TODAY before prices increase at midnight!
Feb 24–27, 2025 | Dallas/Fort Worth
#Mentalhealth. #Suicideprevention. #Addictionrecovery.
Register now: eventbrite.com/e/4th-annual-construction-working-minds-summit-tickets-1050194338537?aff=oddtdtcreator
Celebrating Leadership in Construction #MentalHealth Advocacy for the Spanish-Speaking Workforce!
WATCH: vimeo.com/1050141189
Shoutout to @necanet for this Safety Round-Up because mental health matters in every language. #ConstructionSafetyWeek #ConstructionWorkingMinds
Build a Healthier Workforce w #RecoveryFriendly Practices! Join us at #ConstructionWorkingMinds Summit for a full-day workshop that will help you learn actionable strategies to create a recovery-ready workplace.Register before prices increase on 2/12: bit.ly/3QvH8Zd
