Mental Health in Construction - Virtual event for Carshalton College

On 9 December, Sir Robert McAlpine and South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust were invited to deliver a virtual talk focussed on mental health within the construction industry to Level 2/3 plumbing, electrical and carpentry students at Carshalton College. This talk covered an introduction to what mental health is, what stressors students feel at college and how these related to stressors within the construction industry, and support systems that are in place at both the college and within construction. The talk focussed on providing students with the information that they needed to continue to look after their own mental health as they progressed into work as well as how to look after their colleagues. This was an interactive session involving lots of discussion with the students, which produced some great talking points.