PAPod 623 - When Hard Hats Hide Hurts: Mental Health on the Job

Todd Conklin hosts a candid conversation about mental health, substance abuse, and suicide in construction and mining, featuring peers who lead workplace support programs. They discuss startling statistics, the stigma that prevents help, and real peer-based solutions like the MATES and Brassfield-Gore programs.

The episode highlights practical steps employers can take: empower peers, provide resources, normalize conversations, and treat these issues as a workplace responsibility to save lives and improve safety.