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Tag: mental health
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R U OK? launches “Be a mate” campaign
Young workers have highlighted the life changing role played by their mates in a series of lived experience interviews with R U OK?.
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Supporting mental health through mateship
R U OK? is sharing free resources that encourage trainees and apprentices to foster supportive friendships by regularly checking in with their mates and paying attention to life events and any signs that might indicate they are struggling. The campaign is titled “Be a mate, it’s worth it”. The Wellbeing at work: Apprenticeships and Mental […]
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Flying the flag for mental health in construction
More than 800 construction, energy, and mining sites across Australia came together on September 8 to mark the annual MATES in Construction “Fly The Flag Day”. Held in conjunction with R U OK? Day, the event is geared towards improving mental health and preventing suicide specifically among construction workers. In Australia, male construction workers have […]
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New partnership to raise awareness of mental health
Software company simPRO has announced a philanthropic partnership with MATES in Construction, a suicide awareness, prevention and support program serving Australia’s and New Zealand’s construction industry. According to MATES in Construction, Australia’s construction industry is losing one worker per week to suicide. Construction workers are six times more likely to die from suicide than a […]
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Free mental health program to support apprentices
The Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, EML Group and Apprenticeship Support Australia are offering free half-day training sessions to support the mental health of apprentices. The courses are aimed at business owners, senior managers, HR and OHS professionals, return to work coordinators and people managers in businesses of any size that employ apprentices. Apprentices […]
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R U OK? launches Tradies Tools to Talk
R U OK? has released a resource called “Tradies Tools to Talk”, to help people understand when tradespeople might be struggling. The initiative has been launched ahead of R U OK? Day 2021, on September 9. Trades workers and technicians make up more than 13 per cent of the Australian workforce, with men filling 84 […]
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Workers ‘fly the flag’ to address suicide crisis
Thousands of construction workers across Australia are flying flags on major projects today to highlight the suicide crisis facing the industry, and to promote efforts to save lives by looking out for workmates. According to MATES in Construction, each year 190 Australian construction workers take their lives – six times the number killed by workplace […]