Boom Goes The Stigma

We are excited to share our conversation with John Hickey, the Executive Director of the Asphalt Pavement Association of Oregon .    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, infrastruct...

We are excited to share our conversation with Mike Ellis and Barte Hess from Apollo Mechanical Contractors apollomech.com. As safety manager for Apollo Mechanical, Mike has developed, taught, and implemented world-class safety programs, leading Apollo to receive numerous site safety awards for injury-free work environments. Barte is Apollo's Division Health and Safety Manager. He's a hus...

We are excited to share our conversation with Dr. Nabarun Dasgupta. Dr. Dasgupta is a scientist at the Opioid Data Lab at the University of North Carolina with two decades of experience in overdose epidemiology and prevention. Through his unique research approach and ability to tell true stories about health with data and compassion, Dr. Dasupta has become a national leader in reconfiguring how ou...

We are excited to share our conversation with Crystal Larson. Crystal manages Lines For Life's Community Training Program and has been instrumental in implementing QPR (Question, Persuade, and Refer), an evidence-based suicide prevention training program, within the construction industry. Crystal brings an authentic, humorous, and practical viewpoint to suicide prevention training. We talk ab...

In this episode, we spoke with Steven Frost. We had an expansive conversation about connecting construction with responsive resources, building a culture of care, and creating diverse training modules.  Steven is an experienced Safety, Health, and Environment Professional at the forefront of raising suicide prevention awareness across the construction industry. He works tirelessly to create, promo...

We are excited to share our conversation with Kristina Ewing from Andersen Construction. She discussed the evolving mindset in construction, shared alternative avenues for delivering suicide prevention on the job site, and provided insight on how to embed suicide prevention into the workplace culture. Kristina is a founding member of the CSPP and helped craft our Action Guide. She brings a unique...

The Construction Suicide Prevention Partnership crew is recording our next series of podcasts. In this teaser, you will hear what Anna and Max have in store for this upcoming season. Starting in November 2002, we will release new episodes every other Wednesday! Hope you will join us! _______ If you are in need of support or feeling distressed, you can call or text 988 , the Suicide and Crisis Life...

Welcome to our season finale! Max, Anna, and Hunter held a roundtable discussion reflecting on the podcast project. Our discussion included initial inspiration for the show and how we can continue to expand this work. Let us know what you thought about the show by leaving us a rating and review! Also, be sure to subscribe to this podcast; we hope to continue bringing you more content in the near f...

We were joined today by Michael Hawes, the executive director for the Pacific Northwest Carpenters Institute (PNCI). We discussed his involvement with the apprenticeship program and how he has helped transform ideas into action by combating stigma to create a safer and more accepting work environment. 1:23 – Summary & Themes of Episode  3:50 – Introduction & Mike’s background  6:17 – Mike’...

In today’s episode, we had a conversation with Natalie Cordova, Vice President of Construction Risk Practice at Marsh and a Construction Suicide Prevention Partnership (CSPP) Outreach and Engagement Committee Member. We discussed the importance of community, normalizing mental health conversations, and the value of branding and messaging. 1:23 – Summary and Themes of Episode  3:52 – Introduction a...

In today's episode, we sat down with Morgan Kellow, an HR coordinator at a large general contractor construction company in Oregon and a member of the Construction Suicide Prevention Partnership (CSPP). We discussed some of the changes in the construction industry around mental health, the importance of language, and staying true to who you are. 1:24 – Summary and Themes of Episode  3:23 – In...

Coming soon: Boom Goes The Stigma , a new podcast and joint production of the Construction Suicide Prevention Partnership (CSPP) and our Lines For Life AmeriCorps members. Boom Goes The Stigma is a tool that not only normalizes the conversation around mental health, but elevates it to the next level. In this trailer, you'll hear from our three co-hosts, Max, Anna, and Hunter, about the Boom G...