The 6th Annual Construction Mental Health and Wellbeing Conference is coming to Chicago, February 22–25, 2027 — and sponsorship opportunities are now open. Google, major GCs, unions, and lived-experience advocates have all shown up. The people leading this movement will be in the room. Will your organization be there with them?
Poor mental health is already costing your organization in absenteeism, turnover, and safety incidents. The good news: every $1 invested returns $4, and up to $6 when you act early. Dr. Sally Spencer-Thomas lays out the three-level workplace strategy that turns mental health from a line item into a business investment.
At the 2026 American Association of Suicidology conference, I felt the field shift. Beyond risk detection and safety plans, she sensed a hunger for healing — recovery-oriented care, belonging, and "muscular hope." From workplace prevention to solidarity across difference, this is suicide prevention moving from death prevention toward life reclamation.
Research confirms that supervisor behavior is a stronger driver of worker mental health than access to care itself. In construction, where pressure is relentless and stigma runs deep, the person running the crew can either open a door to help or silently close it. Here's how to get it right.
Seventeen hours awake produces the same cognitive impairment as a .05% BAC. Workers with sleep problems face a 60–62% higher injury risk. Yet most workplaces still treat sleep as a personal issue. Dr. Sally Spencer-Thomas unpacks why sleep is a leading safety metric — and what to do about it.
The 6th Annual Construction Mental Health and Wellbeing Conference is coming to Chicago, February 22–25, 2027 — and sponsorship opportunities are now open. Google, major GCs, unions, and lived-experience advocates have all shown up. The people leading this movement will be in the room. Will your organization be there with them?
