​Stop. Make a Change 2026: Resources & Downloads

In 2026 Stop. Make a Change is focussed on raising awareness of Serious Injuries and Fatalities (SIF) in the UK construction sector, how to avoid them, and how to tackle the serious health and mental health impacts they may have on people working in all areas of our industry. 

Below is a series of resources, including Toolbox Talks, Conversation Starters, presentations, posters and case studies, CECA and our partners have provided for free to everyone working in UK construction. If you have any questions about these resources or would like to know more, contact CECA Sector Groups Manager Kate Lloyd - [email protected].

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Wellbeing, Mental Health and Suicide Awareness are important all year round – not just during Stop. Make a Change.  Whilst we are working with our partners this October, their work and others continues throughout the year.

RESOURCES & SIGNPOSTING
  • Health & Safety Executive - The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is Britain’s national regulator for workplace health and safety. They are dedicated to protecting people and places, and helping everyone lead safer and healthier lives. Their construction pages provide information on health and safety law, regulation, guidance on roles and responsibilities, safety hazards and health risks alongside free resources.
 
  • Building Mental Health is a Framework, borne out of a cross-industry volunteer group created with contributions from clients, contractors, specialist sub-contractors, designers, trade associations, trade unions, regulators, training bodies. The purpose is to provide a flexible and consistent framework to enable all parts of the construction sector to access mental health support, provide awareness and training and put in place a structure and systems to support people working in and around our industry. Click here for more information.
 
  • The Lighthouse Charity - The Lighthouse Charity provides 24/7 holistic support to our UK and Ireland construction community on all aspects of emotional, physical and financial wellbeing. A crucial element of the charity’s strategy is to provide a range of free and widely available reactive and proactive resources to support the industry. They offer a free and confidential 24/7 helpline, live web chat service and text facility which provides a range of information, guidance and support on a huge variety of wellbeing issues. These services are complemented by a free self-support app, along with Lighthouse Beacons who provide a safe space for people to share concerns. The Wellbeing Academy offers a variety of free soft skills and leadership training delivered across a variety of platforms to suit every learning style.   

  • Mates in Mind is a leading UK charity raising awareness, improving understanding, implementing effective interventions and addressing the stigma of mental ill-health. They promote and lead on the development of positive mental health in and through work. Mates in Mind works across industries, focusing on construction, as well as related sectors including transport, logistics, manufacturing, energy, farming and agriculture, and others. Mates in Mind aims to provide clear information to employers about the available support and guidance on mental health and wellbeing, and how they can address this within their organisations.

  • Hub of Hope  - we know that working in construction often takes you away for family and friends, potentially when you need them the most. Hub of Hope is the UK’s largest mental health support directory. Whether you want to find a service to help you feel better or you want to support someone who is struggling, Hub of Hope can help. Tens of thousands of services are listed on the Hub of Hope, with numbers growing every day. It is free to use and available on desktop and from the App Store and Play Store. Each year +300,000 people find help for themselves and others via the Hub of Hope - you can too.

  • Construction Leadership Council Mental Health Project - The CLC undertakes ongoing activity to identify the key root causes for poor mental health in construction and consult with key industry stakeholders on what can be done to eliminate or reduce the identified root causes. The CLC Mental Health Project is undertaking a consultation - once the results are collated, they will agree an action plan with industry leaders and key stakeholders and then implement the agreed actions. Click here for more.
 
  • Need to Talk, CIOB - CIOB know from their own research that more than a quarter of construction workers surveyed have experienced suicidal thoughts in the last year, so this is not an issue they can ignore. That’s why they launched the ‘Need to Talk’ sticker campaign. It’s a simple idea with discreet on-site stickers, placed inside lockers and toilet cubicles, carrying a QR code that links directly to immediate mental health and wellbeing support services. Since the campaign’s launch, over 22,000 stickers have been distributed, and visits to the CIOB mental health support page have risen by 600%, a clear sign of both the demand and the difference this is already making. For more information on the CIOB's Need to Talk sticker campaign, click here.
 
  • The Supply Chain Sustainability School hosts a range of resources and training relating to wellbeing, suicide awareness, men’s health, menopause etc through their Fairness, Inclusion and Respect Programme and associated initiatives. Click here for information on Wellbeing Training, and click here for resources relating to FIR and Equality & Diversity training.
 
  • Working Minds – Work Right - HSE's Working Minds campaign brings together a range of practical tools and support to help employers, managers and workers. Click here for more information and to subscribe to the newsletter. 
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