Our First Branch meeting will be Monday the 4th of July @ 2 pm with Mates in Construction providing our branch with their General Awareness Suicide Prevention Training.
MATES IN CONSTRUCTION NEW ZEALAND – More information https://mates.net.nz/
Suicide is everyone’s business, it does not discriminate.
Our construction industry is losing nearly one person every week to suicide, and 98% of those that we lose are our men.
The MATES programme builds and strengthens communities in the workplace and across the industry – helping our people to be supportive and provide an environment that encourages positive wellbeing. The impact of this community-based approach then goes beyond the workplace and into our everyday lives.
MATES engage with workers through on-site training and providing those identified as at risk with case management support that connects them to suitable professional support. MATES Field Officers are trained in suicide intervention skills and have experience with the Building and Construction Industry. This allows them to engage easily with the workers on site.
Given the topic we can only offer this in person as it may be triggering/overwhelming for people. This is an opportunity for businesses to see what they offer and look at using their services in our wider community - https://mates.net.nz/, while I appreciate not everyone is in Construction their approach is applicable to multiple Industries.
Richmond Library
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Thank you for joining the Women in Safety Excellence (WISE) network.
We hold various online and face-to-face events throughout the year and if one occurs near you, we would love to meet you in person.
LinkedIn - Please make sure you join our LinkedIn group to stay connected and on top of our planned webinars and events. We encourage you to post anything in the WISE group page that you think other network members would find useful or inspiring. Please don't be shy. The more we reach out, the more we connect with each other, and the more we can help each other on our journeys.
We might send you the occasional email but our web page on the NZISM website is always the best place to go for an overview of what's coming up in the WISE calendar.
Best wishes,
Margaret van Schaik
WISE Chair