Wisconsin Construction
Wellness Community
It’s Time
for Change
Promoting Mental Health Wellness Resources in the Wisconsin Construction Community
Our Mission
We are a group of Wisconsin construction contractors that have come together to train each other on internal mental health processes, discover third-party resources available, and work to implement these resources into the industry on a macro and micro level.
History
In 2020, a new idea was tossed out there at a small meeting of Wisconsin construction professionals. "Why don't we all work together to do more for mental health in the construction field?" In 2022, this idea has sparked into a full blown 501(c)(3) non-profit named Wisconsin Construction Wellness Community (WCWC).
Our non-profit group allows us to distribute resources that are not affiliated with one group, so people can feel comfortable using them. Through donations, WCWC puts on technical meetings for the industry at little to no cost to the employers and the employees. We also collaborate with local providers so that people know they can call a trusted person in an urgent situation.
What we do
Communication
By getting the message out through so many contractors, supervisors, vendors, relatives, and training classes, we are making a difference in mental health discussions in the workplace. The more normal we make these conversations, the more the stigma will lift, and the more people will get the assistance they need. Our goal is that one day it is just considered normal to talk about mental health in every workplace.
We sincerely thank you for your support of WCWC and getting the word out! The more partnerships and connections we create means more resources are delivered into the hands of those who need them most.
Resources
If in Crisis: Call 911 and request a CIT Trained Officer
-OR-
If you or a loved one is experiencing mental health
crisis call 988 to connect with a trained counselor
Click here for Toolbox Talks in English & Spanish
Click here to connect to Workplace Wellness - NAMI, which connects employees and employers with all kinds of mental health resources!
Click here for information from OSHA on Preventing Suicides in Construction
Click here for the Mental Health section from Miron Construction
Click the links below to listen to the latest episodes of Driving the Line
Episode 25 Where Mental Health Meets the Road (Part 1)
Episode 26 Where Mental Health Meets the Road (Part 2)
March 13, 2024 Spring Mental Health
Click here to check out the article which features Bruce Morton
April 2, 2024 Coming together around safety
Click here to check out the article that Bruce Morton wrote about our recent event with guest speaker Tom Farley
Fox Valley Technical College hosts 'Mental Health in the Workplace' Summit
Click here to check out a quick video featuring Bruce Morton
Check out these PDF Resources
Use the tool bar on top of each resource to search, zoom, download and print
Videos
Check out our catalogue of videos featuring companies that partner with us along with other recorded workshops.
All Videos
All Videos
DE&I Difference Makers - Bruce Morton
ASSP WI Mental Wellness in the Workplace 05-13-21
Wisconsin Construction Wellness Community
Walbec Group
RECENT EVENTS:
President of WCWC- Bruce Morton presents to 100's of construction workers about mental health and suicide prevention at Gilbane safety stand down.
Mental health First Aid Certification
Construction Suicide prevent month mental health stand down at VJS jobsite where Bruce, Lizzy and Jared talked to around 100 workers. Hard hat stickers, magnets & bracelets were given out.
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Keep an eye out for this Hardhat Sticker!
You may have seen this sticker worn by foreman and supervisors.
If not, be on the look out. This hardhat sticker signals to the
other workers on site they are a person that is trained on
mental health and it safe person to talk to about some-
thing they are struggling with. This person will also
know how to get them the help they may need.
QPR Training – which stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer is the training these
foreman and supervisors take. It educates them about myths of suicide and how
to get a person at risk of suicide the help they need. Individuals learn three
simple steps needed to know to help prevent suicide. Just like CPR, QPR
is an emergency response to someone in crisis and can save lives. QPR is
the most widely taught Gatekeeper training in the world.
