Employee Wellbeing in the Construction Industry
Working in construction takes a toll physically and mentally through injuries, accidents, stress, behavioral health issues, and substance use. Toughness is valued by construction workers, so stigma, shame, and fear of being seen as weak may prevent employees from seeking the help they need. Youturn Health is here to help.
The Youturn Health Solution
Youturn Health is a virtual platform that bridges the gap between inaction and treatment by making treatment accessible. Our program includes:
Peer Coaching: Trained and certified peer coaches use their lived experience with addiction, behavioral health, and recovery to guide participants into making meaningful steps in their own journey. Peer coaches are trained in engagement and retention using Assertive Community Engagement (ACE) techniques.
Online Learning: We provide access to a library of over 450 educational videos and stories that help people understand the nature of stress management, anxiety, depression, substance use, recovery, and treatment.
Family Support: The success rate for recovery improves when the family is involved, so we offer our peer coaching and online education to participants’ family members at no extra cost. They’ll receive a baseline education on topics like behavioral health, treatment and recovery, boundary setting, and coping skills.
Sample Videos
Additional Resources for the Construction Industry
The construction industry has the second highest rate of suicide and is heavily impacted by stress, mental health issues, and substance misuse. Youturn Health offers comprehensive support to privately help employees, help destigmatize blue collar workers getting help, and save lives.
DownloadBeyer joins Rich Jones and Hamilton Baiden discuss the dire need for mental health support for construction workers, debunk myths about having to hit rock bottom, and detail real solutions for mental health and substance use issues.
ViewErin Craw talks to Heather Kurtenbach and Vicki O'Leary about the changing landscape of the construction industry and how they plan to continue making it less intimidating for women to jump into this profession.
ViewThe consequences of substance misuse and addiction can be catastrophic in the workplace. However, the recovery friendly workplace movement offers new hope — and a new blueprint — for providing construction workers in recovery with the support they need to stay healthy.
ViewAs the transportation construction industry ramps up to manage the anticipated growth of projects from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), it is faced with ensuring a healthy workforce, both mentally and physically. Hamilton Baiden outlines a plan for employers
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