MATES in Construction is a charity established in 2008 to reduce the high level of suicide among Australian construction work ... ers. It is an industry-led approach to an industry problem that helps workers on the ground and in their workplaces, to seek help. We lose a construction worker to suicide every second day. We also know that construction workers are six times more likely to die from suicide than an accident at work. Through its award winning awareness raising program MATES in Construction is working towards halving the number of construction workers lost to suicide over the next 10 years. NATIONAL HELP LINE 1300 MIC 111 (1300 642 111) Branches: Queensland, New South Wales, South Australia and Western Australia read more