Construction Hike for Hope is May 5

An initiative to raise awareness and provide resources about the construction industry and its high suicide rates will make a stop in Dunwoody with the Construction Hike for Hope on May 5 at Brook Run Park. 

Starting at 10 a.m. and hosted by the Georgia Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, the hike is one of several working to engage the construction industry on the importance of mental health and suicide prevention. 

According to walk organizer David Wessin, the construction industry has one of the highest suicide rates of any profession in the U.S., five times higher than the number of lives lost in job site safety incidents, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.  

“The construction industry is, for the most part, a macho world,” Wessin said. “People in this industry haven’t been given the opportunity or the tools to talk about their issues, or to find resources to get help.” 

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