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How HR Can Impact Suicide Prevention in the Workplace
Integrating mental health and suicide prevention programs into the construction workplace is critical to reach and save at-risk employees. HR is central to any effective integration effort.
By Michelle Walker
July 26, 2018
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by Michelle Walker
Michelle Walker, CCIFP, SPHR, is the Vice President of Finance and Administration at SSC Underground, based in Phoenix, Ariz. She is responsible for the accounting/finance and human resource/employee benefit functions of the company with a primary focus in workforce planning and development. She works as a member of the executive team on strategic planning, succession, compliance, safety and IT matters. Michelle’s combination of business acumen and passion for people have merged together as a founder and current chairman of the Construction Industry Alliance for Suicide Prevention. The CIASP exists to create awareness and provide resources to the industry in an effort to decrease suicide rates.
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