Mental Health in Construction
Understanding Mental Health in the Built Environment
The CIOB has published two reports to help industry and policy makers understand the current state of mental health within the built environment.
The 2020 report presented harrowing statistics of high numbers of workers experiencing extreme levels of stress over a prolonged period, with a large number of people reporting that they had considered taking their own life. The 2025 report has found similar high levels of poor mental health, but what is promising is that progress has been made with more organisations offering a range of support for their workforce.
The Anxiety UK Partnership
CIOB Assist partners with Anxiety UK, a charity dedicated to helping those affected by anxiety disorders, stress and anxiety-based depression.
This partnership means that all CIOB members, past and present, and their dependent family members can receive free support from Anxiety UK.
Mental Health MOOC
The CIOB has created a massive open online course (MOOC), entitled ‘Mental Health in Construction’.
On the course, participants will learn to understand signs and symptoms of poor mental health and understand how to manage their own mental wellbeing as well as that of their colleagues. They’ll hear from people in the industry about how to change construction’s culture to end the stigma around mental health.
To find out more, or to register for this course, visit the Academy website.