SPOTLIGHT ON MENTAL HEALTH


November. Keynote speaker Dr. Christy Kane will lead a presentation entitled “What is Mental Health and What is it Not – Empowering Your Mental Health.” (See sidebar for more on this event held in conjunction with #CONSTRUCT2021, AGC’s Annual Conference presented by Procore.) As AGC of California


more. AGC has also created a new Mental Health, Suicide Prevention and Substance Use Disorder webpage (www.agc-ca.org/mentalhealth), which offers a centralized spot for resources and informational links on the issue. Additionally, AGC recently


partnered with the Laborers Health and Safety Fund of North America to elevate this issue. Te Laborers joined with AGC to present a webinar in late September 2021, part of the ongoing series of training opportunities that AGC is offering under the umbrella of mental health. Te focus on


mental health as a leading construction safety issue will also be front and center during AGC of Califor- nia’s upcoming Construction Safety Excel- lence Awards luncheon program in Indian Wells in


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continues to build on its mental health focused initiative, the association is developing plans to partner with leaders of the industry both nationally and across the state for a much


larger event that is currently being planned for May of 2022. “We have the opportunity to make


an impact and a true difference not only in the state within construction but with individuals, their families and their loved ones,” Mello said. “Truly the value of this initiative is we want to create necessary, positive, and long- lasting change in the lives of those working within our industry.” 


Mental Health Expert To Keynote CSEA Awards


“Empowering Your Mental


Health” is the focus of the keynote presentation by national mental health expert Dr. Christy Kane PsyD, PhD., CMHC at AGC of California’s Construction Safety Excel- lence Awards (CSEA) lunch event on November 11, 2021. The event will be held at the Renaissance Esmeralda Resort & Spa in Indian Wells, during #CONSTRUCT2021, AGC’s Annual Conference presented by Procore. In this evidence-based inter-


active presentation, Dr. Kane will help lift the confusion of mental health, brings it out into the open and helps her audience understand the critical difference between mental health, mental health issues, and mental health empowerment. With over 20 years of hands-on


experience working in mental health, Dr. Kane is a sought- after presenter and author who focuses her work on neurology, mental health stability, and how electronics are affecting the human brain. From parent nights at local schools to TEDx talks, and from national conferences to local intervention with companies, Dr. Kane also brings extensive clinical experience in the field of psychology to the topic of mental health.


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