Mental Health Archives - Professional Builder

Builders urged to join in charity ‘Big Brew’ to tackle mental health crisis in construction

|Date: 20 September, 2021

Builders urged to join in charity ‘Big Brew’ to tackle mental health crisis in construction

Tradesman and tradeswomen are being urged to get involved with the ‘Big Brew’ – a new national campaign t ...

Tradesman and tradeswomen are being urged to get involved with the ‘Big Brew’ – a new national campaign to highlight the mental health crisis in the construction sector. The Big Brew will start on 1 O ...

20 September, 2021
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Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles supports Surfwell emergency services mental health initiative

|Date: 31 August, 2021

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles supports Surfwell emergency services mental health initiative

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is supporting new emergency services mental health initiative, Surfwell, w ...

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is supporting new emergency services mental health initiative, Surfwell, with a loan of three Volkswagen vans. One Crafter and two Caravelles will be used to support the ...

31 August, 2021
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Help Inside the Hard Hat campaign to support construction workforce

|Date: 28 May, 2021

Help Inside the Hard Hat campaign to support construction workforce

The Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity is launching their hard hitting and poignant ‘Help Inside th ...

The Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity is launching their hard hitting and poignant ‘Help Inside the Hard Hat’ campaign. The campaign aims to raise awareness of mental wellbeing issues in our in ...

28 May, 2021
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454 hard hats represent the number of UK construction suicides each year

|Date: 13 May, 2021

454 hard hats represent the number of UK construction suicides each year

For Mental Health Awareness Week, exhibition visualises the scale of the problem in the UK Male construct ...

For Mental Health Awareness Week, exhibition visualises the scale of the problem in the UK Male construction workers are three times more likely to die from suicide than the average UK man Half of UK ...

13 May, 2021
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Half of UK tradespeople experience mental health problems due to work

|Date: 12 May, 2021

Half of UK tradespeople experience mental health problems due to work

HALF of UK tradespeople experience mental health problems due to work. Bricklayers (73%) are the most lik ...

HALF of UK tradespeople experience mental health problems due to work. Bricklayers (73%) are the most likely tradespeople to experience work-related stress Finances are the most common cause of stress ...

12 May, 2021
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The importance of understanding and addressing workplace stress

|Date: 23 April, 2021

The importance of understanding and addressing workplace stress

Mental Health Charity, Mates in Mind, launches short film highlighting the importance of understanding an ...

Mental Health Charity, Mates in Mind, launches short film highlighting the importance of understanding and addressing workplace stress Chris, a 30-year veteran of the construction industry, was a cari ...

23 April, 2021
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Hudson Contract highlights help for tradespeople during pandemic

|Date: 28 January, 2021

Hudson Contract highlights help for tradespeople during pandemic

Hudson Contract, the construction industry’s biggest payer of subcontractors, is highlighting the help an ...

Hudson Contract, the construction industry’s biggest payer of subcontractors, is highlighting the help and support available to tradespeople and their families suffering from mental health or financia ...

28 January, 2021
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Billy Kee: finding solace in the trades

|Date: 22 January, 2021

Billy Kee: finding solace in the trades

Former professional footballer, Billy Kee has hung up his boots for the life of a bricklayer – and it’s a ...

Former professional footballer, Billy Kee has hung up his boots for the life of a bricklayer – and it’s a move that’s helped saved his life. Lee Jones talks to the Accrington Stanley star about his ba ...

22 January, 2021
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Top ways to help with mental well-being

|Date: 30 December, 2020

Top ways to help with mental well-being

Mental Health is important especially in the agricultural industry, so here are some quick hints and hand ...

Mental Health is important especially in the agricultural industry, so here are some quick hints and handy tips to improve your mental health in minutes Exercise. Going for a run or lifting weights st ...

30 December, 2020
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ONS Suicide Statistics

|Date: 23 November, 2020

ONS Suicide Statistics

Bill Hill CEO of the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity Opinion Piece on recently published ONS Sui ...

Bill Hill CEO of the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity Opinion Piece on recently published ONS Suicide Statistics As well as the word unprecedented, we are now hearing the words mental health e ...

23 November, 2020
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