Construction industry CEOs join together to combat high rates of suicide among profession [Video]

Construction workers are dying by suicide at an alarming rate, and now companies and associations are joining forces to find solutions and provide resources.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the suicide rate among male construction workers is 75% higher than the general population. 

Second only to mining, construction has the highest suicide rate by profession in the country, and CDC data show the risk of dying by suicide for construction workers is six times greater than that of dying on the job. 

“It’s alarming. It’s disturbing. The most valuable thing a construction firm has is its people,” Mike Dunham, CEO of Associated General Contractors of Georgia, told FOX 5. 

Dunham has worked in the industry for more than four decades and believes culture may be to blame for the shocking figures.

“We tend to be a pretty male-dominated industry. We man up, we don’t ask for help, and we also are not one to look at someone and …