Please join Pikes Peak Chapter of CFMA and Colorado Chapter of CFMA for a suicide awareness/prevention education event followed by a social.

"Shining Light on Mental Health and Suicide Prevention in Construction" with special co presenters, Cal Beyer, of Holmes, Murphy, and Associates and Terri Olson, Vice President of OE Construction and owner of Next Generation Equipment Training.

When:

March 31, 2022

2:30pm-6:30pm

2pm check in

Where: Ecclesia 221 Perry Street Castle Rock, Colorado 80104

Agenda:

The program will run 2 hours, followed by a 2 hour mingle event with cocktails and light refreshments.

Program Details:

Mental health is an invisible crisis in construction. Nationally in the construction industry, more workers die annually by suicide than by all occupational injuries combined. The uncertainty of COVID-19 created major stress, anxiety, fear and worries among workers and their families. Learn how a culture of caring and wellbeing can reduce the serious risks of substance misuse and suicide.

This session focuses on WHY these topics are an imperative for construction leaders at all levels. Learn what you and your company can do to help promote mental wellbeing and reduce risk of suicide among your workforce and our industry.

Learning Objectives

1. Demonstrate how to break the stigma of mental health and suicide

2. Illustrate why mental health, substance misuse and suicide prevention are workplace issues

3. Identify the industry and demographic risk factors that lead to suicide

4. Outline action steps to address these issues in your organization

Cal Beyer, CWP, SCTPP is Vice President of Workforce Risk & Worker Wellbeing for Holmes Murphy & Associates. While working for a hot mix asphalt producer and paving contractor in the Pacific Northwest he launched the mental health and suicide prevention movement in the US construction industry. He serves on the Executive Committee of the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention; the Expert Advisory Groups for the Center for Workplace Mental Health; Heritage CARES, and the Lived Experience Advisory Committee of the Suicide Prevention Resource Center. He is a past National Officer and Executive Committee member of CFMA. Cal was instrumental in the formation of the Construction Industry Alliance for Suicide Prevention. Engineering News-Record (ENR) recognized him as a Top 25 Newsmaker for 2016. He is a frequent presenter at national construction conferences and frequent contributor to construction industry publications.

Terri Olson is well known in the Colorado construction communication. She is Vice President of OE Construction (https://oeconstruct.com/) and the Owner of Next Generation Equipment Training (https://nextgenequiptrain.com/). Both businesses are based in Golden, CO. Terri is active in many workforce development initiatives both statewide and focused on Denver, including Transportation and Construction Girl Programs (https://www.constructiongirl.org/). Terri is a survivor of her son Tyler’s death by suicide in 2011. Terri will bravely share the steps in her grief journey. She will boldly share the peace she found in forgiveness in the process of mourning, accepting, understanding, and growing from her son’s suicide. Her story was featured by CFMA in the Content Hub in 2021.

2 credit hours CPE offered for this event.

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