Our next publication of
Talking Heavy (CFMA's e-publication focused solely on issues and relevant topics affecting the Heavy Highway community) will be released later this week. We are very excited to announce that in this quarter's publication, we will be including the first of a two-part article series by Cal Beyer and Ross Squires, addressing the "Invisible Crisis". Part 1 of the series will describe the scope and magnitude of the mental/behavioral health problem in construction and Part 2 (expected to be released in May/June 2021) will focus on strategies and solutions to address these topics in your companies.
I would also like to take this opportunity to promote the Mental Health in Construction survey that Cal is conducting. We have all seen the impact that Cal has had within our industry to bring awareness and promote mental wellbeing and reduce the risk of suicide within our workforce. I know this has been shared previously within the General community of CFMA Connection Café, but this is certainly a topic that can't be over communicated enough. If you have not yet responded, please do so, while keeping in mind Cal's instructions below.
Below is a link to a Mental Health in Construction Survey.
This survey is being launched in email campaigns by the 3 co-sponsors starting the week of March 29th
LINK TO THE SURVEY: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ConstructionMentalHealth
WHAT:
The Center for Workplace Mental Health (Workplace Mental Health - Home), a program of the American Psychiatric Association Foundation, is conducting this pulse survey to better understand the needs and experiences of the construction industry when it comes to mental health issues. The co-sponsors of this survey are:
- Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA)
- CSDZ
- Holmes Murphy & Associates
Although suicide prevention is an extremely important issue within the construction industry, the scope of this survey is limited to mental health and substance use disorder issues.
Intended Audience: The intended audience for this survey is leaders, managers and supervisors of construction companies, and labor unions/trusts. These are the entities that employ construction craft/trades-workers.
Survey Link can be shared via email. It is acceptable to have multiple respondents from different listed positions within a company/organization.
Please do not post on social media (e.g., Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, etc.) as we can't control "bot" responses.
IMPORTANT -- This survey is not intended for:
- Craft/Trades-workers
- Professional partners of construction companies (such as Accountants, Bankers, Business and Insurance Advisors, IT/Software Providers, Lawyers, and/or Sureties – these professionals are encouraged to share the survey with their construction company owners/clients).
Findings: Findings from this survey will be reported so that no identifiable information relating to either individuals or organizations will be disclosed. Information collected in this survey will also be used to develop resources and tools to benefit the mental health and well-being of individuals employed in the construction industry.
Survey: There are 20 questions (most are multiple choice) with an estimated time to complete of less than 15 minutes.
Close Date: April 16th.
DAVID FLYNN
Chief Financial Officer | B2W Software, Inc.
99 Bow Street, Suite 500 | Portsmouth, NH 03801 | W: www.b2wsoftware.com
P: (800) 336.3808 x2504 | F: (603) 430.7503 | E: dflynn@b2wsoftware.com
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David Flynn
CFO
B2W Software
Portsmouth NH
(603) 570-2500
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