In February we focused our attentions on mental health within construction, with Damon Schunmann joining several voices across the construction industry to provide articles and support on this important topic.
Throughout February we explored what businesses in the construction industry can be doing to keep employees staying mentally fit and healthy. Damon Schünmann, Strategic Consultant at Barbour ABI, introduces the topic in the above video, and delves further in his latest blog, which explores the steps UK construction companies are taking to better support their employees.
Read Damon's blog here
And head across to the next page to read more mental health accounts and advice from figures across construction.
Ben talks openly here about his own experiences with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, as well explaining ways in which businesses can help their employees with mental health, including:
Read Ben's article in full here
Heather founded the Healthy Work Company to provide training for managers and individuals on how to create good wellbeing in their teams and individually.
Heather explains various techniques that can be used both to help achieve wellbeing goals. Simple things like:
Read Heather's full article here
Our own Jamie Smith has written about how hearing the mental health struggles that The Real Junk Food Project founder Adam Smith faced led him to reconsider his own previous life experiences.
In his piece, Jamie bravely re-tells the story of how he hit rock bottom, and what he has done since then to emerge as a happy, successful man with a fiancée and a wonderful family to support him.
As Jamie emphasises in his piece, please never be afraid to reach out to somebody and admit you are struggling. Help and support is always available.
Read Jamie's piece here