National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) and Construction Suicide Prevention Week join effort to expand industry access to life-saving suicide prevention and mental health resources
September 16, 2025 (New York, NY) – The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) today announced that its Hard Hat Courage initiative has reached more than 188,000 craft and construction industry professionals with its suicide prevention education and awareness campaign since May 2025, including over 165,000 who participated during Construction Suicide Prevention Week (Sept. 8-12, 2025).
To expand access to its resources and programs, AFSP has established new or expanded partnerships with construction industry organizations, including the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER), the leading provider of construction education for industry and career and technical education programs, Construction Suicide Prevention Week, a Kansas City-based nonprofit founded to raise awareness about mental health issues and suicide prevention and to provide support within the construction industry, and APM, a building construction and maintenance solutions provider delivering world-class craft professionals to jobsites.