Together we can save lives.

In 2020, a mission-driven group of volunteers from across the construction industry came together with the goal of saving lives. They collaborated to launch the inaugural Suicide Prevention Week for the industry — a week dedicated to raising awareness about the higher-than-average number of suicides in the construction industry, and to providing resources to help prevent those deaths.

Every year, during September — National Suicide Prevention Month — the construction industry will dedicate a week to raising awareness about the unique challenges workers face in construction that lead to suicide and what we can do to prevent it. Together, we can save lives.

2025 Theme and Pledge

THEME:

While the factors that lead to suicide are complex, research shows that loneliness could put someone at a greater risk for suicidal behavior, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs via a paper published in 2022 and Dr. Thomas Joiner’s interpersonal theory of suicide. Employment is just one way in which people can form community, and this year’s Construction Suicide Prevention Week theme focuses on just that.

BUILD COMMUNITY

Every day, construction workers build roads, homes, bridges, schools, churches and so much more. They build places of connection … for others. But in building for others, they can also build community for one another.

During Construction Suicide Prevention Week 2025, we’re asking everyone in the industry to build community by checking in with colleagues, friends, family or even the guy or gal next to you in line at the store. Reach out and ask how someone is doing, then really listen to the answer. Let them know you care and they have a community to lean on when times are tough.

Think about ways you want people to show up for you, then be that person to those around you.

PLEDGE

Will you take the Construction Suicide Prevention Week pledge?

Download the pledge and sign your name to take the pledge

But don’t stop there. Set a reminder on your phone to check in with someone each month, week or even every day. You have the power to build connections that could save lives. If someone isn’t doing well, you can provide them with lifesaving resources from our website, or call or text 988 if you or someone you know is in crisis.

SAVE THE DATE’S

CSPW dates by year:

2025: Sept. 8-12

2026: Sept. 14-18

2027: Sept. 13-17

2028: Sept. 11-15

2029: Sept. 10-14

2030: Sept. 9-13