Community -- The New COMPASS Playbook for Preventing Suicides in Construction

Thursday, September 17 at 1:00 p.m. ET

The New COMPASS Playbook for Preventing Suicides in Construction

Construction workers have one of the highest rates of suicide of any occupation, which requires developing evidence-based interventions tailored to the industry’s unique organization and culture. The CPWR-funded COMPASS project from Washington University in St. Louis aims to adapt, implement, evaluate, and disseminate key elements of the existing Australian “MATES in Construction” program in a way that is feasible for the U.S. construction industry. The COMPASS (Construction Organizations Mobilizing for Peer Support & Suicide Safety) team has been implementing, evaluating, and improving their program over the last two years and will be launching a second iteration of their playbook on CPWR's website next week. 

Learn more about the playbook and how it provides construction contractors with an adaptable, scalable framework for implementing and maintaining an effective suicide prevention program through measures such as training…