Listen to John Hickey on new podcast episode of "Boom Goes The Stigma"
Podcast Description: "In leading the Asphalt Pavement Association, John focuses on maintaining a culture of continuous improvement in the paving industry – which requires working on diverse issues such as pavement design and research, recruiting the next generation of workers, infrastructure funding, and, of course, safety.
In our conversation, John highlighted the unique challenges facing “horizontal construction.” We discussed how new and potential policies and practices can improve the industry. We learned the excellent benefits of a job in the pavement industry. We appreciate John taking the time to talk to us!"
In our conversation, John highlighted the unique challenges facing “horizontal construction.” We discussed how new and potential policies and practices can improve the industry. We learned the excellent benefits of a job in the pavement industry. We appreciate John taking the time to talk to us!"
QPR Training:
What is QPR Training?
QPR is an evidence-based suicide prevention curriculum that teaches individuals to recognize someone at risk, intervene with confidence and competence and refer them to the appropriate source to receive the help they need.
QPR is geared towards individuals who have had limited training or information about suicide prevention and are looking for a starting point to understand their role in preventing suicide and feel empowered with skills/tools to help. QPR is accessible due to short and simplified outline of the intervention and presentation material which makes it great for training all school staff/faculty/parents and youth.
QPR is an evidence-based suicide prevention curriculum that teaches individuals to recognize someone at risk, intervene with confidence and competence and refer them to the appropriate source to receive the help they need.
QPR is geared towards individuals who have had limited training or information about suicide prevention and are looking for a starting point to understand their role in preventing suicide and feel empowered with skills/tools to help. QPR is accessible due to short and simplified outline of the intervention and presentation material which makes it great for training all school staff/faculty/parents and youth.
APAO is a member of the Construction Suicide Prevention Partnership.
The CSPP has important and relevant information related to mental health in the construction industry, available on its website.
APAO is a proud supporter of Lines for Life.
Lines for life is the organization that manages the 988 hotline for mental health emergencies. For more information click the links below.
988 LIFELINE
Call 988 (24/7/365) Text 988 (24/7/365) 988 is the nationwide three-digit dialing code that routes crisis calls and texts to the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline network (formerly the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline), including Lines for Life. |
“Call it a stigma or call it fear or insecurity — you can call it a number of things — but what I was worried about wasn’t just my own inner struggles but how difficult it was to talk about them. I didn’t want people to perceive me as somehow less reliable as a teammate, and it all went back to the playbook I’d learned growing up.” – Kevin Love
“I tell everybody today, “Listen, just because you’re feeling good and everything else, don’t lose track of your counseling time … You have to understand, first of all, I congratulate myself on saying I need help. I tell people this all the time.” – Terry Bradshaw
“Some people hide their pain. I’m not proud of the fact that I don’t feel good about myself a lot of the time, but it’s nothing I’m ashamed of.” – Jerry West