Helping mental health
Ryebridge has reinforced its commitment to men’s mental health by becoming a supporter of Lighthouse, the only charity dedicated to the emotional, physical and financial wellbeing of the construction industry and their families.
The company is doing its bit to support Lighthouse’s work with an annual donation, and continuing to highlight its services across all its workplaces.
Stress, depression or anxiety accounts for 20 per cent of all work-related illness in construction, and every single working day in the UK two construction workers take their own lives.
Ryebridge HSQE (health, safety, quality and environment) manager Karen Carter said: “I first heard about Lighthouse during Covid, and donated personally to help towards the support they were offering to construction employees who were unable to work.
“We were recently visited by Lighthouse’s Make It Visible team, who shared their real-life experiences in construction with staff. Our lads were so engrossed in what you were saying you could have heard a pin drop, and some of them stayed behind afterwards to talk further with the team.
“In supporting Lighthouse we’re also supporting our lads, so everyone is benefiting from the relationship.”
For information on the work of the Lighthouse charity, visit https://www.lighthouseclub.org/mental-health/
