About Us

In 2020, a mission-driven group of volunteers from across the construction industry came together with one goal: to save lives. They collaborated to launch the inaugural Construction Suicide Prevention Week — a week dedicated to raising awareness about the high number of suicides in the industry, and to provide resources to help prevent those deaths.

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

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If you are interested in serving on the national Construction Suicide Prevention Week Planning Committee, please review the responsibilities, then fill out the survey with your details.

2023 cspw PLANNING COMMITTEE

Patrick Bainbridge, Kansas City VA Medical Center 

Braden Beal, IMA​

Phyllis Blackwelder, AFSP-Missouri Chapter​

Angela Cloud, McCownGordon Construction​

Angela Crawford, The Builders, a chapter of the AGC​

Kari English, Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City​

Dave Ezell, Mark One Electric​

Jeff Gamble, Clarkson Construction Company​

Andrew Good, Master Builders Solutions​

Karena Lorek, DOL-OSHA Kansas City Area Office​

Barb Mares, Greater Kansas American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Chapter​

Mandy McIntyre, Level Up Consultants​

Elizabeth Morales, DOL-OSHA Kansas City Area Office​

Kimberly Robinson, DOL-OSHA Kansas City Area Office​

Tom Ruzicka, Delta Innovative Services​

Izzy Wahlert, Construction Suicide Prevention Week Project Manager​

Anne Wright, JE Dunn Construction Company​

Kathy Zents, Safety & Health Council of Western MO & KS

Eric Zuhlke, Google

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