OSHA Provides Support and Resources for Suicide Prevention Month

September 18, 2024

September is National Suicide Prevention Month, and in recognition of worker safety, OSHA is providing folks with resources to reduce workplace stress, and to help you find help when you need it. 

Stress can be harmful to our health and increase mental health challenges. Mental health challenges can include clinical mental illness and substance use disorders as well as other emotions like stress, grief, feeling sad and anxious, where these feelings are temporary and not part of a diagnosable condition. While there are many things in life that induce stress, work can be one of those factors. However, workplaces can also be a key place for resources, solutions, and activities designed to improve our mental health and well-being. Learn how you can help curb workplace stress by accessing OSHA's resources at this link!

They also have a collection of resources focus on suicide prevention. Those can be found here.

If you're in crisis, there are options available to help you cope. You can also call the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at any time to speak with someone and get support. For confidential support available 24/7 for everyone in the United States, call 988.