Whether starting out in building safer workplaces, or refining your knowledge - our kit bag contains a range of resources to equip you and your team. These resources will grow over time, so there's always opportunity for more tools in the toolbox.
This is a practical guide on how to prevent harm from psychosocial hazards at work, including psychological and physical harm.
The overall evaluation compares participant responses before, immediately after, and at three months post-training in the MATES Respond Program. The evaluation also uses data from semi-structured interviews with participants who put the program into practice to gain insights into the effectiveness of the program.
This research reports on the results of the Phase 1 evaluation of the MATES in Construction Apprentices’ training intervention programs. To address industry concerns about bullying and poor mental health in construction industry apprentices, MATES have developed a threefold intervention program for apprentices and the wider industr
Bayesian networks (BNs) are used to explore connections between several key factors that are expected to contribute to an outcome of primary interest to the research. To answer this question, we drew on survey responses obtained from 2,715 construction workers. The survey included questions about general mental health, and from this, we were able to classify workers as exhibiting higher levels of mental health (labelled “typical”) and lower levels of mental health (labelled “not-typical”).
The systematic review of The Australian Building and Construction Industry Blueprint for Better Mental Health and Suicide Prevention. Submitted to MATES in Construction by The Centre for Work, Organisation and Well-being Griffith University
The Australian Building and Construction Industry Blueprint for Better Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Audit Tool and People At Work - Construction Survey Results Overview.
Providing mental health and suicide prevention literacy - Blueprint for Better Mental Health and Suicide Prevention
Reducing the impact of critical incidents and suicide on construction workers: A rapid review and qualitative study. A report for MATES in Construction by University of New England and Monash University
A Mixed Methods Study of the Impact of the Mates in Construction Program
Promoting work's positive impact on mental health. Blueprint for better mental health in the building and construction industry.
Providing return to work and ongoing support. Blueprint for better mental health in the building and construction industry
Reducing harmful impacts of work. Blueprint for better mental health in the building and construction industry
Providing mental health and suicide prevention literacy. Blueprint for better mental health in the building and construction industry
Measuring relationships between workers and managers and stress and workload in the building and construction industry
Facilitating early intervention and treatment. Blueprint for better mental health in the building and construction industry.
Measuring relationships between workers and managers and stress and workload in the building and construction industry
Factors Associated With Workplace Bullying and the Mental Health of Construction Industry Apprentices: A Mixed Methods Study
Report by the Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention (AISRAP), Griffith University and MATES in Construction
The MATES Case Management Model: Presenting Problems and Referral Pathways for a Novel Peer-Led Approach to Addressing Suicide in the Construction Industry
This research reports on the results of the Phase 2 evaluation of the MATES in Construction Apprentices’ Training Intervention Program. To address industry concerns about bullying and poor mental health in construction industry apprentices, MATES developed a threefold intervention program for apprentices and the wider industry. The program is comprised of Toolbox, Supervisor, and Apprentices’ resilience training. The Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention (AISRAP), in close collaboration with MATES developed a two-Phase evaluation strategy for the training.
