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BTWC is launching an Advisory Committee!

Acute Suicide Postvention in the US Construction Industry: Addressing the First 48 Hours Following Suicide

The STL Building Trades Wellness Coalition is proud to offer scholarship opportunities to support education and training in peer support, mental health awareness, substance misuse, and suicide crisis prevention/ intervention/ postvention. Through this scholarship program, the Coalition aims to expand knowledge, reduce stigma, and strengthen support resources throughout our workplaces and communities.

Focal Point: This week, I want to take this opportunity to thank all of our readers!

Focal Point: This week, I ask that you take 20 minutes to listen to the NASSCO Safety podcast

Focal Point: Over the next week or so, we will see several stories concerning high school and college graduations.

Focal Point: May is Mental Health Awareness Month. To this end, I have included a number of articles addressing MH in schools, law enforcement, and the workplace.

Focal Point: This week, I included a couple of articles discussing wage theft and worker misclassifications.

Focal Point: For months now, I have included a number of articles discussing the pros and cons of Artificial Intelligence (AI), especially when it comes to Mental Health.

Focal Point: This week I wish to highlight the upcoming STL Building Trades Wellness Coalition’s next quarterly collaborative meeting on Friday, April 24, 2026.

Focal Point: This week I wish to highlight 2 important events happening in the STL Construction Industry…both of these are FREE to attend!

Focal Point: This week I wish to revisit a topic I have addressed in the past but must update as the landscape continues to change. Many of those who read this blog know that I am a huge supporter of being prepared…as in, carrying Narcan: The drug that reverses opioid overdoses.

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.