Wellness & Well-being Highlights May 28th
Wellness & Well-being Highlights
for the
Week of May 28, 2025
This week’s edition of our Worker Wellness & Well-being blog looks at how Scotland has invested >US$300k in a construction suicide prevention program—to whether or not young men are lonelier than young women—to a STL-based effort (Black Girls Build) to assist those in need after the 5/16 tornado while providing skills training.[1] This week I would like to share with you breaking news regarding the return of the MWI / Aetna / CFSTL summer ‘hot topics’ Mental Health in Construction seminar series.
After the award-winning success of delivering a 3-part series in the summer of 2024, white- and blue-collar professionals across the STL regional construction industry will have another opportunity to attend the following sessions this summer from 7:30-9a, as follows:
*Psychological Safety (July 29 @ Sheet Metal Workers Hall: LU 36);
*Suicide Postvention in Construction (August 21 @ Plumber & Pipefitters School: LU 562); and
*Gambling Addiction (Sept 18 @ IBEW Hall: LU 1).
As May—Mental Health Awareness Month—comes to a close, I want to take this occasion to encourage each and every one of you to partake in the Gambling & Construction Industry survey linked below.[2] The goal is, come Sept 18, that these results be integrated into the related presentation for a more focused snapshot of our region’s workforce.
(PLEASE note that the survey will remain open thru 5/31/25.)
We are fortunate to have Dr Jeremiah Weinstock, SLU Professor of Psychology, share his expert insights on the topic of gambling’s impact on our white- and blue-collar workforce. To this end, YOUR participation matters. For our region and industry to move forward, we need to be open, honest, and show up. Whether it is completing the aforementioned survey or attending the upcoming ‘hot topics’ seminars, YOUR input and presence matters!
Please check out the rest of this week’s blog: https://moworksinitiative.org/category/worker-wellness-news/
Sources: [1] https://www.firstalert4.com/2025/05/24/carpentry-workshop-teaching-skills-use-around-home-storm-response/
[2] https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3HG52KH
Supportive Workplaces / < Anxiety / > Retention
More unsupported workers & More online help
Scotland / Suicide Prevention / Construction
Helping Children After a Disaster
Better Ways to Evaluate Concussions?
NJ Transit Engineers End Strike
Russia’s Unpaid Construction Workers
Small College Towns: Boom to Bust
Building Culture: Lessons Learned
Black Girls Build after May Storm in STL
Upcoming webinars, etc.:
Survey: Gambling & Construction Industry (Closes 5/31/25)
NOTE: The links provided above are for informational purposes only. None of these serve as a substitute for medical advice one should obtain from his/her own primary care physician and/or mental health professional. Please contact jgaal@moworks.org with related questions or comments.
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