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.
Youturn Health peer coaches Zach and Lisa discuss how coaching works and also share their stories of success. As lead coaches, this is more than a job to them as they have both walked through grief and loss and tragedy.
Youturn Health Peer Coaches provide non-clinical support to help engage, educate, and support people and their families through issues around mental health, substance misuse, grief, and suicidal ideation. Learn more about how Peer Coaching works.
In 2019, Youturn Health coach manager Zach was afforded the opportunity to participate in a Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center 28-day inpatient treatment program for co-occurring Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Substance Use Disorder (SUD). While this opportunity saved his life, it also opened his eyes to the barriers many military veterans and active-duty servicemen and women have regarding access to behavioral health treatment.
Robbie Shaw details his story of alcohol misuse, treatment, and recovery; his work at Eventide Recovery; and his life as a recovery coach and interventionist.