Housebuilders launch mental health campaign

Housebuilders have launched a new campaign to help end the stigma of mental health and provide support for workers in the industry. It aims to tackle the shocking implications of mental health that is resulting in more than 400 workers in the wider construction industry taking their own lives every year.

The Home Builders Federation has teamed up with the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity, a charity dedicated to delivering financial and emotional support to the construction community and their families. Together, they aim to provide housebuilders with key resources and training to support employees and subcontractors.

The campaign will be launched today at the HBF Policy Conference in London.

HBF said: “More than 30 builders have already signed up to the campaign and pledged to adopt the ‘Building Mental Health Framework’, which gives best practice guidance to companies to help put critical steps in place. The industry has also pledged more than £100,000 towards the charity.

“Whilst the industry has worked hard in recent years on health and safety initiatives to ensure workers are safe physically, an overwhelming 88% of people working in the sector believe that more support needs to be given with regards to mental health. A construction …