Strong Enough to Care. Tough Enough to Talk.

Suicide prevention is personal, but it is also a public health issue, which affects work, communities, and families.

By improving an employee's understanding of mental health and suicide prevention, they can be a key partner in the effort to prevent suicides by promoting mental health and encouraging early identification and intervention.

The “VitalCog in Construction” training is part of a suite of offerings overseen by the JDC. VitalCog trains employees at all levels of a construction organization to appreciate the critical need for suicide prevention while creating a forum for dialogue and critical thinking about mental health challenges, and by promoting help-seeking and help-giving behaviors. Our vision is to cultivate a construction community of employees who are aspiring to the elimination of the devastating impact of suicide.

Strategy

• Provide strategic guidance based on comprehensive suicide prevention and intervention.

• Provide state-of-the-art-training and presentations that increase capacity, confidence and competence in suicide prevention, mental health promotion, and resilience in construction.

• Change culture by helping the construction industry aspire to a “zero suicide” mindset through safe and effective communication and leadership engagement.

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