iupathelpinghand.org - Helping Hand - IUPAT

Description: IUPAT Helping Hand offers resources and information to address the high rates of suicide and substance use disorder.

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#7 (no title) Sample Page Where do you need help? Suicide Prevention Substance Use Disorder Download Information IUPAT HELPING HAND Working in the building and construction trades is a challenging career. There are high productivity demands on the workforce to meet deadlines, as well as working conditions that can often be an extreme danger if strict safety guidelines aren’t followed.

Yet, there are other risks construction workers face in the industry – suicide and substance use disorder.

Suicide is Taking its Toll in Construction A recent study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Britain’s Office of National Statistics (ONS) reported that the suicide rate for construction workers is the second highest of all industries in the United States (farming, fishing and forestry was first), and first in Canada.

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