MEDIA
Workplace Wellbeing Summit held in Colorado Springs
August 22, 2024
What role does the workplace play in fostering mentally healthy employees?
The Workplace Wellbeing Summit was held in Colorado Springs today and addressed just that! It's designed to be an immersive, workshop-style event. Participants were able to get face-to-face with experts about the state of mental health in the country and how to better handle times of crisis in the workplace. Read more here.
Colorado Springs' first workplace summit on mental health offered to businesses, organizations
August 14, 2024
The COVID-19 pandemic shook up a lot of things, but as the pieces have serried, some of the negative repercussions have realigned to be positive influences. For example, more children and adults than before are fighting stress, anxiety, deprssion e and isolation, according to the latest Pulse Poll the Colorado Health Foundation released Tuesday.
Banner receives suicide-prevention certification
May 6, 2024
Banner Health has completed a 12-month employee training program created by United Suicide Survivors international and supported by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Read more here.
Five Colorado Organizations are First in the State, 2nd in the Nation to Complete Year-Long, Transformational Culture Change Involving Employee Mental Health
April 30, 2024
On Wednesday, Colorado will become the second state in the nation with businesses that have completed a year-long, culture changing program to implement best practices for suicide prevention, mental health promotion, addiction recovery, and overdose prevention, following New York.. Read more here.
Channel 9News - Construction industry facing health concerns
March 22, 2024
Nationally more than 5,000 construction workers are lost to suicide and 14,000 die from overdose each year, according to Dr. Sally Spencer-Thomas. Read more here.
The Mental Health Epidemic Afflicting Colorado Construction Workers
February 29, 2024
Pulling long hours, Tyler navigated a high-pressure, high-stress environment. A drinking habit he’d started in high school became the medication to cope with it all, said Terri. By age 24, “depression set in hard,” said Terri, who lives in Jefferson County. Read more here.
Colorado Nonprofit and International Partners Gather to Transform Approaches to Suicide and Suicide Prevention
September 1, 2023
This November, over 150 suicide prevention advocates will gather in the city of Golden’s Rocky Mountain foothills to evoke transformative change and help reverse this daunting trend.
The CDC recently released provisional data indicating that the number of suicide deaths reached an all-time high of almost 50,000 in 2022. This November, over 150 suicide prevention advocates will gather in the city of Golden’s Rocky Mountain foothills to evoke transformative change and help reverse this. Read more here.
Six Colorado Organizations Selected to Undergo Major, Demonstrable Culture Change on Employee Mental Health Following New York Pilot Effort
August 8, 2023
Kicking off August 30, six Colorado businesses and organizations will participate in a year-long pilot project to improve worker well-being by implementing state-of-the-art workplace mental health promotion, suicide prevention, and addiction recovery best practices. By earning the newly released H.O.P.E. Certification, they will prove - with third-party verification. Read more here.
New York Becomes a National Leader in Workplace Well-Being - Organizations are First to Complete Year-long Certification Proving Culture Change on Mental Health
June 26, 2023
Despite New York state having the second lowest suicide rate nationwide, suicide is still the second leading cause of death for residents aged 25-34, and almost seven times as many people died by suicide than in alcohol related car accidents (in 2019, the year for which the most recent data is available). “Employers are recognizing the vital role they can play in helping to save and improve the lives of their employees. Read more here.
Colorado to Become a National Leader in Workplace Well-Being
June 16, 2023
In a state with the seventh highest suicide rate in the nation, companies, organizations, and the Colorado Office of Suicide Prevention are joining forces to proactively address worker wellbeing via an upcoming summit and a related year-long pilot project.
“Participants will be the first in our region to be able to prove their commitment to employee mental health, wellbeing, and suicide prevention both to those they serve and those who work for them via a new tiered certification program called H.O.P.E. Certification,” Read more here.
Mental Health and the Construction Industry: Q&A with Dr. Sally Spencer-Thomas
May 18, 2023
Each year, the month of May sheds light on mental health awareness. As May 18 marks Mental Health Action Day, there’s a heightened effort to shift mental health awareness into action for one’s mental health as well as the support of others. To learn more about the startling statistics surrounding mental health and suicide in the construction industry, BUILDER turned to Dr. Sally Spencer-Thomas for insight. Read more here.