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📅 Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay 🌍 We’re taking the opportunity to encourage open conversations about mental health in construction and challenge the stigma surrounding talking about mental health 👷‍♂️ 💬 If you’re a construction worker or employ construction workers, it’s important to know that support is available and where you can find it. Whether you are seeking it for yourself, family, friends or colleagues 👇 The @LighthouseClub_ offers emotional, physical, and financial support to construction workers and their families. Their helpline is available 24/7 to talk through challenges and concerns, without judgement. 📞 0345 605 1956 or 📲 HARDHAT to 85258 Lighthouse also has a free wellbeing academy, self-support app and facilitates local support groups. Find out more the Lighthouse’s website 👉 lighthouseclub.org/ We also have a number of resources for our home builder members and their employees on our website 👉 hbf.co.uk/policy/mental-heal… #WMHDOnSite #WMHD2023 #WMHD23

More than 70% of people working in the construction industry do not recognise early signs of mental health issues. With SME workers making up 98% of the industry, access to employee assistance programmes and company mental health support is often limited. We want to help change that. That’s why we’ve been working with @LighthouseClub_ to provide mental health awareness training to our SME members and the supply chain – and we’ve just agreed two additional dates: ➡️Thursday 5 October, 9am to 1pm ➡️Friday 1 December, 1pm to 5pm The sessions are open to whole workforce and will help open the conversation around mental health, by giving a basic understanding of signs and symptoms. The course is usually £75 per person, but we’ll cover the costs if you work for an SME home builder or within the supply chain. Email us and we’ll send you a discount code: [email protected] Or login to your HBF account and view the code on our website 👉 loom.ly/Hj6E1Yg #MentalHealthAwareness #ConstructionCares #WSP