mental health awareness week Archives

CITB supports over 52,000 construction workers to complete mental health training
|Date: 12 May, 2025

CITB supports over 52,000 construction workers to complete mental health training
To mark the beginning of Mental Health Awareness Week (12 May – 18 May 2025), The Construction Industry T ...
To mark the beginning of Mental Health Awareness Week (12 May – 18 May 2025), The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has released its latest figures for its mental health training. Since 2018 ...
12 May, 2025
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Giant mural of 687 high-vis vests created to represent annual trade suicides 
|Date: 15 May, 2023

Giant mural of 687 high-vis vests created to represent annual trade suicides 
A giant piece of artwork made up of 687 high-vis vests has been displayed on a construction site in the W ...
A giant piece of artwork made up of 687 high-vis vests has been displayed on a construction site in the West End of London to represent the annual number of trade suicides in the UK.  The mural has be ...
15 May, 2023
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‘Lunch atop a Skyscraper’ photo recreation for Mental Health Awareness Week
|Date: 12 May, 2022

‘Lunch atop a Skyscraper’ photo recreation for Mental Health Awareness Week
For Mental Health Awareness Week, the scale of the issue has been visualised through 11 mannequins Exhibi ...
For Mental Health Awareness Week, the scale of the issue has been visualised through 11 mannequins Exhibition created in line with the famous photo’s 90th anniversary. More than four in five (82%) UK ...
12 May, 2022
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Free training to support Mental Health Awareness Week
|Date: 11 May, 2022

Free training to support Mental Health Awareness Week
The Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity are announcing some fantastic initiatives to coincide with M ...
The Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity are announcing some fantastic initiatives to coincide with Mental Health Awareness Week and reminding everyone in construction about all of the freely avai ...
11 May, 2022
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Tackling loneliness at work
|Date: 10 May, 2022

Tackling loneliness at work
Loneliness is the focus of this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week, which takes place from the 9th-15th ...
Loneliness is the focus of this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week, which takes place from the 9th-15th May 2022. Alex Minett, Head of Products and Markets at CHAS looks at how employers can tackle t ...
10 May, 2022
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World Mental Health Day: Expert gives advice as HALF of UK tradespeople experience mental health problems
|Date: 11 October, 2021

World Mental Health Day: Expert gives advice as HALF of UK tradespeople experience mental health problems
Nearly half (49%) of UK tradespeople experience mental health problems due to work related issues, a stud ...
Nearly half (49%) of UK tradespeople experience mental health problems due to work related issues, a study has found. Bricklayers (73%) are the most likely tradespeople to experience work-related str ...
11 October, 2021
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One in five construction employees have suffered from bullying in the last year, impacting their mental health
|Date: 11 October, 2021

One in five construction employees have suffered from bullying in the last year, impacting their mental health
21% of construction employees have experienced bullying in the last year. Half of these suffered from anx ...
21% of construction employees have experienced bullying in the last year. Half of these suffered from anxiety or stress as a result, with just 6% saying they had sufficient mental health support from ...
11 October, 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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#TradesTalk discusses body image for Mental Health Awareness Week
|Date: 15 May, 2019

#TradesTalk discusses body image for Mental Health Awareness Week
This week's #TradesTalk Twitter chat returned to the topic of mental health, with a focus on body image t ...
This week's #TradesTalk Twitter chat returned to the topic of mental health, with a focus on body image to match the theme of this year's Mental Health Awareness Week. The trades discussed the reasons ...
15 May, 2019
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