Construction sector faces 'crisis' as poor mental health, suicide, substance use harms grow

Researchers found construction ranked first for suicide deaths, drug-related deaths and drug-related hospital visits among major industry groups examined Compared to the overall labour force in Ontario and Alberta, construction workers are almost twice as likely to die because of suicide and are two and a half times as likely to die because of substance use. Those are some of the early findings from a new analysis by the Institute for Work and Health , which identifies, what some are calling, a crisis among construction workers increasingly affected by poor mental health, suicide, and substance abuse harms.

Construction sector faces 'crisis' as poor mental health, suicide, substance use harms grow. Researchers found construction ranked first for suicide deaths, drug-related deaths and drug-related hospital visits among major industry groups examined Compared to the overall labour force in Ontario and Alberta, construction workers are almost twice as likely to die because of suicide and are two and a half times as likely to die because of substance use. Those are some of the early findings from a new analysis by the Institute for Work and Health , which identifies, what some are calling, a crisis among construction workers increasingly affected by poor mental health, suicide, and substance abuse harms. Led by institute scientist Dr. Nancy Carnide, the work was done as a response to the Ontario Construction Industry Prevention Roundtable. Form...