Top executives from America’s largest construction companies and unions hosted the inaugural CEO Advisory Council meeting focused on preventing suicides in the construction industry. Members of the CEO Advisory Council gathered to evaluate current initiatives, discuss industry-wide strategies and establish goals to lower suicide rates and improve mental health across the construction industry. The meeting was hosted by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) and executives attended from Bechtel, Fluor, Turner Construction, North America’s Building Trades Unions (NABTU), Kiewit, Clark Construction and Skanska.
In October 2024, Bechtel formed the CEO Advisory Council as part of its US$7 million, five-year commitment to AFSP — the largest pledge in AFSP’s history and the largest single donation from the Bechtel Group Foundation.
“As leaders, it’s our shared responsibility to help the construction professionals building our country get the resources and support they need to thrive,” said Brendan Bechtel, Bechtel Chairman and CEO. “The high rate of suicide in the construction community demands that we find new and better solutions that prioritise mental health as much as we do physical safety. The partnership between CEOs from some of the industry’s biggest and best companies, along with AFSP, will help us all achieve this goal faster and more effectively.”
