{"id":144109,"date":"2024-09-27T13:58:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-27T12:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=144109"},"modified":"2024-09-27T13:58:01","modified_gmt":"2024-09-27T12:58:01","slug":"inaugural-mad-construction-mental-health-summit-set-to-boost-sector-wellbeing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/health-safety-news\/inaugural-mad-construction-mental-health-summit-set-to-boost-sector-wellbeing\/144109\/","title":{"rendered":"Inaugural MAD construction mental health summit set to boost sector wellbeing"},"content":{"rendered":"

MAD World and Mates in Mind have partnered up to host the inaugural MAD World Construction Summit on 17 October 2024, seeking to make health just as important as safety in the sector<\/h2>\n

The organisers of the inaugural MAD Construction Summit have committed to boosting sector wellbeing, through demonstrating how organisations, from across the construction sector, can embed a continuous and comprehensive approach, to ensure no-one reaches crisis point and mental health awareness becomes everyone\u2019s issue.<\/p>\n

The summit, \u2018Building better mental health and wellbeing across construction\u2019s workforces\u2019, is a partnership between MAD World (leaders in mental health and wellbeing events since 2018) and Mates in Mind (a mental health charity focusing on construction<\/a> and related sectors).<\/p>\n

The summit hopes to create a more mentally resilient sector<\/h3>\n

Mark Pigou, Mad World Summit founder, commented: “MAD World is delighted to partner with Mates in Mind for the inaugural \u2018MAD World Construction Summit\u2019 and offer the construction sector a dedicated event to address the specific and unique challenges faced by the sector regarding mental health and wellbeing in the workplace.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe knew that by joining up with MAD World, we could reach more organisations, and individuals. Working together we can build positive mental health in and through work, therefore creating a more mentally resilient sector with the aim of preventing anyone else from reaching the point of crisis,\u201d said Sam Downie, managing director, Mates in Mind.<\/p>\n

The summit, taking place in London on 17 October, includes a list of highly respected speakers from across the construction sector and mental health, including Steve Hails, director of business services and HSW, Tideway. Steve shares some of what he will be talking about during the event, \u201cI\u2019ve been quoted many times in the past saying that for too long we\u2019ve whispered \u2018Health\u2019 and shouted \u2018Safety\u2019 and we need to see much more parity between the two.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlso, we need to hit home that this is also about improving productivity and adding to the bottom line; if you\u2019ve got a happier workforce, you\u2019ve got a more productive and efficient<\/a> one too.\u201d<\/p>\n

The panels at the construction mental health summit include:<\/h3>\n