Focal Point: This week I wish to touch on the recent court ruling to protect our youth from the harms of Social Media. While Meta and Google plan to appeal, a clear message was sent to the public that this jury was convinced apps can do harm and contribute to youth mental health issues.

Focal Point: This week I wish to invite our readers to join the STL Building Trades Wellness Coalition this Thursday (3/26) at 7:30a as SLU-CEET hosts a training session on Workplace & Domestic Violence.

Focal Point: This week I wish to briefly discuss with our readers two major issues: Recent Suicide deaths connected to the construction industry and Apprenticeships.

Focal Point: This week I wish to discuss with our readers the importance of sleep.

This week’s edition of our Worker Wellness blog looks at the chaos in Mexico following the death of a powerful Cartel boss—to how the staffing shortage in prisons is impacting the Mental Health of employees—to the FBI’s misuse of taxpayers’ funds…not to mention its Director’s inappropriate conduct in Italy.   Focal Point: This week I wish to discuss with our readers 4 ‘related’ events that unfolded this past week with respect to Suicide Postvention.   1 & 2) I had the honor o

This week’s edition of our Worker Wellness blog looks at how school shootings affect families—to the impact childhood trauma has on adults—to the concept of ‘pleasanteeism’ and the number of employees working unwell.   Focal Point: This week I wish to discuss with our readers British Standards Institution’s BS 30480.[1] This is the UK’s first attempt to develop a standard that addresses suicide in the workplace. Many of our readers know that for the past 2 years I have been w

This week’s edition of our Worker Wellness blog looks at how prop bets are impacting young men here and abroad—to how obesity and sleep impact your brain’s health—to the Fahrenheit 451-like attacks on public library workers.

This week’s edition of our Worker Wellness blog looks at how one state’s Governor has misgivings concerning the endorsement of Sports Gambling—to how PFAS chemicals used for stain resistance in carpets has poisoned the water supply in southeast sections of the USA—to a recent study acknowledging the psychological hazards within the construction industry.

This week’s edition of our Worker Wellness blog looks at an upstream vs downstream approach to Mental Health—to Springsteen’s new song addressing the chaos in MN—to the benefits of volunteering…especially for retirees.   Focal Point: This week I wish to share with our readers the progress being made with setting up the STL Building Trades Wellness Coalition. As noted, in an earlier blog, we held our first official collaborative meeting for 2026 on Jan 28 th at the Laborers L