Construction folks aren’t always great at bragging. Consider this your permission slip.
Has your company built a peer support program people use? Is your local union making it easier for members to ask for help? Know someone whose research or storytelling has changed how the industry talks about mental health? We want to hear about it.
Apply by Friday, November 13, 2026.You can nominate your own organization or recognize someone else with their permission. Tell us what changed, who it reached, and how you know it made a difference. We’ll celebrate the winners at the Awards Dinner on February 24 in Chicago.
MEET OUR CLOSING KEYNOTE SPEAKER LISA RYAN
We’re excited to welcome Lisa Ryan, CSP, MBA, founder of Grategy® and a former welding industry sales professional, to close out the 6th Annual Construction Mental Health & Wellbeing Conference.
We talk a lot about finding the next generation of skilled workers. Lisa asks a question that deserves just as much attention. What makes people want to stay?
Drawing on her experience in the welding industry and more than two decades of work on employee engagement, Lisa will share practical, no-cost ways to recognize good work, build trust, and make it easier for people to speak up when they need support. Expect stories from the trades, a healthy dose of humor, and one action you can take back to your crew on Monday.
See you in Chicago,
Sally and the Construction Working Minds team
February 22–25, 2027 | InterContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile | Chicago, IL