10/16/2026
This World Mental Health Day, we showed up differently across three of our campuses — and so did the people who joined us.
In Meridian, Mississippi, Justin Azbill stood in front of approximately 1,600 construction workers and told the truth about his own journey in his Mindset Readiness talk. There was a room full of people who felt less alone.
In El Mirage, Arizona, Erin Callinan, founder of Beneath The Brave, author of Beautifully Bipolar, led approximately 1,100 workers through her “Recognize. Ask. Connect.” presentation. She shared her own lived experience with bipolar disorder with the kind of humor, honesty and hard-earned wisdom that breaks through the armor that construction culture asks people to wear.
And in Village of Hoffman Estates Government, Charlie, the Village’s three-year-old chocolate Lab therapy dog and reigning good boy showed up for biofeedback sessions on our ORD campus and reminded everyone that sometimes the most powerful intervention is a really good hug. 🐾
All three were grounded in the same belief: mental health is construction safety. Construction workers die by su***de at rates among the highest of any industry. Making it normal to ask for help on the jobsite isn’t soft. It’s the work.
Strong Minds, Safer Sites.
If you or someone you know is struggling, dial or text 988.
Thank you to Justin, Erin and Charlie for giving our teams something real last week.
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