Twin Cities union starts program to combat suicide, drug addiction among construction workers
A Twin Cities painters union is taking on mental health with a program new to Minnesota that provides onsite counseling and intervention training for construction workers. The goal is to tackle the high rates of suicide and substance abuse in the construction industry head on and to make it much easier to access help without any stigma, organizers said. The “FTIUM Care Team” program was launched this month by the 3,500-member International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Council…