Calls to the UK’s ‘Construction Industry Helpline’ have increased 25% over the past 10 days, which reflect the rising levels of anxiety and insecurity within the construction industry. To help offer support and wellbeing during these worrying times a series of free online lunchtime workshops have been announced for people working, in any capacity, in construction.
From mindfulness and meditation to resilience and controlling stress anyone can take part in these bite-sized online sessions as long as they have access to an email address and access to the Internet, whether via Smartphone, tablet or laptop.
Sessions, which last for 45 minutes, will run weekly starting from Thursday 16th April — each starting at 12 noon:
- Thurs 16th April / Top Tips for Resilience more
- Fri 24th April / Build a Work Life Balance more
- Mon 27th April / How to Meditate more
- Tues 5th May / How to Handle Stress more
- Wed 13th May / Mindfulness for You more
The ‘wellbeing workshops’ are the result of a new collaboration between UK’s Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity and leading construction software firm Construction Industry Solutions (COINS).
Bill Hill, CEO of The Lighthouse Club charity commented: “Our charity exists to support the welfare and wellbeing of all construction workers and their families in the UK and Ireland. COINS are a technology provider with a big heart and a huge social conscience. We are delighted to be collaborating with them to deliver this series of free wellbeing life skill workshops to help everyone in our industry cope and navigate through these distressing times.”
Although the construction industry is rising to the challenge of creating a healthier workplace, finding the right support is not always easy and is currently more important than ever before.
Another vital source of information, advice and guidance is The Lighthouse Club’s ‘Construction Industry Helpline’ (Tel 0345 505 1956 or mobile app for Android and iOS) which helps people experiencing stress, anxiety or depression as well as providing access to other areas of support such as anger management, ed drugs online and alcohol dependency, debt management, legal advice, and emergency financial aid.
With over 35 years of developing software solutions for construction companies, COINS is also passionate about giving something back to the industry. Its CEO, Robert Brown, added: “The Lighthouse Club has been providing immensely valuable services to support construction workers and their families for many years. We are delighted once again to have the opportunity to collaborate with them in the delivery of a series of invaluable webinars which will provide construction workers with vital health and wellbeing skills during these most difficult and challenging times.”
In 2019 The Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity saw a 56% increase in demand for their charitable services through their 24/7 Construction Industry Helpline. The number of construction families needing wellbeing and financial support rose to 2,616 with a total of £703,641 of charitable giving to support them. Through this activity the charity has created an online portal of information about mental health, www.buildingmentalhealth.net to help companies start and develop the process of building a positive mental health culture in their organisation.
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