WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Sen. Mark Kelly issued the following press release:
Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ),CatherineCortez Masto (D-NV),Mark Warner (D-VA), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM), and John Hickenlooper (D-CO) introduced legislation to prevent suicide among construction workers.TheConstructing the Path to Suicide Prevention Actwould authorize a national study through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to collect data on the unique suicide risk factors facing construction workersto inform future suicide prevention programming.
The construction industry has the second-highest risk of suicide across all industries. In 2023, almost a fifth of deaths by suicide with a reported industry code were tied to constru...