Showing someone that you care can be as simple as asking one small question: “Are you okay?” Well, we took that idea, put a Western PA spin on it, and came up with what we thought our construction crews would feel comfortable using – “Yinz Good?”

Yinz Good? was founded in early 2023 by the Constructors of Western Pennsylvania (CAWP) and the Master Builders’ Association of Western PA (MBA) to encourage conversation and support for better mental health within the construction industry in Western PA.

Research shows that the construction industry has one of the highest suicide and substance misuse rates. So, we started working with a few mental health experts to pull together resources that can help individuals who may be suffering, those with family members that may be struggling, and employers or coworkers who have concerns for someone they work with.

There is a beginner resource for everyone here on this site. We want to help people feel safe and supported in all ways on the jobsite, and we want people to know it’s okay (and common) to feel not okay. We focus so much on physical safety in construction – it’s time we focus on mental strength, too.