Supporting construction workers' mental health
SPEAK supports people across the construction industry through suicide prevention, education, action and kindness. This dashboard brings together reach and impact data to show who is being supported, what is changing, and where further action is needed.
Raising awareness of suicide risk and helping people recognise when someone may need support.
Building confidence, knowledge and skills through training, talks and workplace conversations.
Encouraging people and organisations to move from awareness to meaningful support and signposting.
Creating a culture where people feel able to speak, listen and look out for one another.
Toolbox talks, site visits, employer sessions, mental health awareness events and practical signposting.
Construction workers, managers, employers, contractors, apprentices and people who support the sector.
Improved awareness, confidence to talk, willingness to seek help and more supportive workplace cultures.
Reach people and organisations across construction with clear, accessible messaging.
Increase understanding of mental health, suicide prevention and how to have supportive conversations.
Support workplaces to take practical steps that improve culture, confidence and help-seeking.
SPEAK's impact is about more than activity numbers. It is about creating safer, kinder workplaces where people know they are not alone and feel able to ask for help.
This map shows where participants come from, plotted by their postcode sector. Hover over a marker to see the IMD (Index of Multiple Deprivation) decile for that area. Lower deciles indicate more deprived areas.
The gender breakdown of people reached. This helps SPEAK understand who is engaging with support and where further outreach may be needed.
Shows how many people reached come from each IMD decile. Decile 1 = most deprived, Decile 10 = least deprived. This helps understand whether activity is reaching areas of higher need.
The age range of people reached, grouped into bands. This helps understand which age groups are engaging most effectively.
A breakdown by ethnicity, helping monitor whether support is reaching a diverse audience.
Shows how many people have declared a disability. This supports a commitment to accessible and inclusive support.
Shows how people progress from initial engagement through to completion. This helps identify where people or organisations may need additional follow-up.
The Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale measures mental wellbeing on a scale of 7–35. Higher scores mean better wellbeing. We measure at three timepoints: start (T1), mid-programme (T2), and end (T3).
Breaks down wellbeing into 7 domains (optimism, usefulness, relaxation, etc.) to show where the biggest improvements are happening across timepoints.
Participants are categorised as having Low, Normal, or High wellbeing at each timepoint. This shows how many people move from lower to higher categories over time.
Participants rate their overall health from 0 (worst imaginable) to 100 (best imaginable). An increasing score indicates participants feel healthier over the programme.
Measures how physically active participants are across the programme. Based on the Sport England Active Lives framework. Higher scores mean more activity.
From the Community Life Survey — measures how often participants interact socially with friends, family, and neighbours. Higher scores indicate more frequent socialisation.
Also from the Community Life Survey — measures how connected and supported participants feel. Scored out of 8, with higher scores indicating better perceived quality of social support.
The measurement framework combines reach, engagement and validated outcome measures to understand who SPEAK is reaching, what changes over time, and how support can be improved.
A validated 7-item questionnaire measuring mental wellbeing using a 5-point Likert scale. Assesses positive thoughts and feelings over the past two weeks. Scores range from 7 to 35, with higher scores indicating better mental wellbeing.
A self-report measure of health-related quality of life on a scale from 0 to 100. Participants mark their current health status, where 0 represents the worst health imaginable and 100 represents the best. Part of the EQ-5D instrument.
Measures physical activity levels across various forms of activity including sport, fitness, walking, and cycling. Provides insights into participation barriers, motivations, and the impact of activity on wellbeing.
Explores social cohesion and community engagement. The socialisation section measures frequency and nature of social interactions, feelings of connection, and participation in community activities. Addresses social inclusion and loneliness.
We use a paired t-test methodology (test-retest with the same sample), looking for an effect size of 0.8, set at 80% power. Based on sample size calculations, this requires a minimum sample of 14 at 80% power and 54 at 90% power.