With construction suicide rates being five times higher than the national average, Miron Construction has taken steps toward addressing and erasing the stigma that comes with mental health and suicide. We are doing this by learning the warning signs, understanding the staggering facts pertaining to […] Read more
In honor of National Suicide Prevention Month, a local construction company is training its employees on how to help save a life from suicide. Since the start of 2022, Miron Construction’s wellness coordinator, Meredith Baciak, has trained hundreds of employees to become certified QPR Gatekeepers. […] Read more
June was Men’s Health Month, and it has many discussing, and looking into the issues that face men and mental health struggles. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that 56 people out of every 100,000 construction workers take their lives every year. […] Read more
There were just a few days of construction left on a new CoVantage Credit Union regional headquarters building in De Pere. Mike Brayton moved around the site, checking on some of the final details of the build. “It’s making sure we’re taking the extra time […] Read more
Miron’s wellness coordinator, Meredith Baciak, focuses on creating a multi-chapter journey of wellbeing growth for Miron employees. Her approach creates human connection and helps to combat the stigma of mental health issues, all with the goal of strengthening the five essentials for workplace mental health […] Read more
Students at Appleton East High School have a new space dedicated to practicing mindfulness and improving mental health called the “Zen Den.” The room was constructed this year in response to recent research from the Fox Cities Life Study that found 12 percent of high schoolers in […] Read more
In the Fox Cities Region, 12% of high school students attempted suicide in the past year. After learning from a local district that there was an urgent need to create a safe physical space inside Appleton East High School, where students could take time for […] Read more
