{"id":36411,"date":"2023-05-09T17:57:32","date_gmt":"2023-05-09T16:57:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=36411"},"modified":"2023-05-09T17:57:32","modified_gmt":"2023-05-09T16:57:32","slug":"construction-charity-launches-mental-health-awareness-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=36411","title":{"rendered":"Construction charity launches mental health awareness campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-25414\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/construction_gov_open_licence_v3-300x200.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>Construction industry charity Lighthouse Club has launched a campaign to raise mental health awareness and prevent suicide in the construction sector: Help Inside the Hard Hat.<\/h3>\n<h6><em>image: for illustration &#8211; Open Government Licence v3.0<\/em><\/h6>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\u2026 two construction workers take their life every working day\u2026<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n<p><em>Construction Management<\/em> writes:<\/p>\n<p>Help Inside the Hard Hat\u2026 promotes a range of free resources and support for people working in construction, including a 24\/7 helpline, mental health training and access to an app.<\/p>\n<p>The construction industry helpline app, available through the App Store and Google Play, is a self-help tool aimed at those who would like more information about how they can help themselves, or if necessary, take the next step in seeking professional help.<\/p>\n<p>To raise awareness of the campaign, Lighthouse Club has produced posters available in different sizes that can be downloaded for free. They are also available in Polish and Romanian.<\/p>\n<h2>A worrying issue in construction<\/h2>\n<p>In the UK, two construction workers take their life every working day and stress, anxiety and depression account for a fifth of all work-related illnesses, Lighthouse Club research shows\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Office for National Statistics (ONS) data shows that the highest suicide numbers by occupation are among skilled construction and building trades\u2026<\/p>\n<p>The third report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Issues Affecting Men and Boys recommended the introduction of mandatory mental health sections on procurement frameworks in the construction industry&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/constructionmanagement.co.uk\/construction-charity-launches-mental-health-awareness-campaign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more&#8230;.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>See the Construction Industry <a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionindustryhelpline.com\/application.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Helpline website<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Construction industry charity Lighthouse Club has launched a campaign to raise mental health awareness and prevent suicide in the construction sector: Help Inside the Hard Hat. image: for illustration &#8211; Open Government Licence v3.0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36411","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sector-newsblog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36411","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=36411"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36411\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36412,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36411\/revisions\/36412"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=36411"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=36411"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=36411"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}