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Suicide rate in construction industry rises for fifth year in a row
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A CHARITY is expanding its mental health support to builders after figures show that the suicide rate among construction workers has increased for a fifth year in a row.
Band of Builders, which offers help to builders and other trade workers, has been compelled to increase it support in a bid to turn the tide of the mental health crisis in the construction industry.
Glasgow Caledonian University, in conjunction with the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity, found that the suicide rate for construction occupations in 2021 rose to 33.82 per 100,000 from 25.52 per 100,000 in 2015.
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