Companies Urging Workers to Open Up About Mental Health (Correct)

Construction companies in Northwest Ohio, increasingly worried about their employees’ mental health, are embracing “2 Tuff 2 Talk,” a suicide prevention program to help construction workers and their families navigate mental health issues and educate front-line supervisors in how to deal with those who may be having problems.

In 2019, 1,061 construction workers died from work-related injuries, while about 5,500 workers died of suicide, Babette Burnett, director of health and safety for the Spieker Company, a general contractor in Northwood, Ohio, said in an interview.

The construction industry isn’t alone. Companies are increasingly trying to go beyond health ...