Author: Joe McGuire

Examining mental health connections in mining

Joe McGuire

An important discussion of mental health and well-being with mining and construction workers. By Joe McGuire, PhD, Emily J. Haas, PhD, Lucas Simpson, MS, Vince Hafeli, DBA Mining and construction are often cited as inherently hazardous and stressful occupations and can pose risks to workers’ mental health and well-being.1,2 Psychosocial risk factors that can increase the occurrence of mental health…

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SILENT KILLERS IN THE MINING INDUSTRYSILENT KILLERS

Joe McGuire

It’s often a challenge no one wants to discuss: mental health in the mining industry.  But to acknowledge it and open lines of discussion can help treat those afflicted as well as to help prevent others from following the same dark paths. By Joe McGuire, PhD and Lucas Simpson, M Ed The March 8, 2023, edition of the University of…

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