Tackling the root cause of construction's mental health

University of Warwick researchers have shaped a new Mental Health Joint Code of Practice, launched by the Construction Leadership Council, that presents solutions to poor mental health in construction, which is one of the most significant risks facing the construction industry.

The Office for National Statistics says the suicide rate for men in U.K. construction is nearly four times the national average.

Yet mental health harm is not inevitable; it is the result of decision-making around how construction work is designed, planned and led. ...