As empresas de construção foram chamadas a comprometer um maior apoio à saúde mental no lançamento de uma grande campanha de lobby na Framelless, em Londres, na quarta -feira, 22 de novembro de 2023. A campanha, que está sendo liderada pelas tecnologias de construção de 195 anos, que 8. Os trabalhadores do local, que mostram que 56% estão atualmente enfrentando ou tiveram problemas de saúde mental, incluindo ansiedade e depressão. 2023.
At the event, Causeway revealed the results of a unique industry survey of 1,439 construction site workers, which show that 56% are currently experiencing or have experienced mental health problems including anxiety and depression.
12% of respondents said they had experienced or were experiencing suicidal thoughts.
The survey was conducted by Causeway’s mental health ambassador Trevor Steven – ex- England and Everton football player – who visited sites up and down the country between May 2022 and September 2023.
Enquanto a maioria das pesquisas no setor tende a ser concluída por funcionários baseados em escritório, a abordagem da calçada tem sido usar o assunto do futebol para incentivar os trabalhadores da construção a se abrirem sobre sua saúde mental. Fundamentalmente, isso inclui trabalhadores e trabalhadores baseados no local que raramente completam questionários. “Estudos mostraram que os trabalhadores do local do sexo masculino são desproporcionalmente afetados por problemas de saúde mental. No entanto, eles são frequentemente considerados os mais vulneráveis, mas mais difíceis de alertar para o alcance demográfico da indústria da construção. A saúde mental precisa ser abordada da mesma maneira que a saúde e a segurança - e é por isso que estamos pedindo às empresas que intensificem e se comprometam a fornecer apoio maior e mais significativo. ”
As a result, the vast majority of respondents were employed full time or self-employed trades and subcontracted staff on site.
“Shockingly, we are still losing on average two construction workers to suicide every working day,” Trevor said. “Studies have shown that male site workers are disproportionately affected by mental health issues. However, they are often deemed the most vulnerable but hardest- to-reach demographic in the construction industry.
“We need to do more than just hanging a few signs up around sites. Mental health needs to be approached in the same way as health and safety – which is why we are asking businesses to step up and pledge to provide greater and more meaningful support.”
In addition to the pledge, Causeway will lead a political lobbying campaign that will call for mental health provision to be part of the Health & Safety and Social Value procurement conditions for future construction contracts.
Causeway CEO Phil Brown explained: “We have seen some encouraging signs that businesses are engaging with mental health at an industry level and we are grateful to the progressive businesses that have worked with us to help complete the survey. However, the industry’s mental health crisis still shows little sign of abating and we need to approach the issue from multiple directions.
“Mental health is the true health and safety crisis in construction today. That’s why we are proposing that mental health be an integral part of future construction contracts.” The full results of the mental health survey will be published at www.causeway.com
