At least once a week, a call comes in from a construction worker somewhere in central Auckland who’s at risk of suicide or is facing significant mental health challenges, Stuff reports. Construction workers are more than twice as likely than the rest of the New Zealand workforce to die by suicide. Mates, a mental health service for construction workers, knew there was an increased need for support in the trades – but they’ve been shocked by how busy their first year in operation has been.
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