It’s World Mental Health Day. On average two construction workers kill themselves every working day in England and Wales. Steve Kerslake, from Romford has a plan to change the way the industry deals with the mental health of its workers. More here:
How sport can help the industry with UK's worst suicide rateWe pass construction sites every day, but most of us don't realise that behind the flurry of activity and noise, the industry sees more men kill themselves than any other in England and Wales.The groundworker, from Romford, suffered PTSD after he was the victim of an acid attack in 2009.
Steve acknowledges that getting construction workers to talk about their issues is hard, but says focusing on sport can open up the floodgates and lead to the workers getting the help they need.According to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics, there is a higher rate of suicide among men working in construction than any other industry.
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