Building Awareness: The Second Annual Hike for Hope in Pennsylvania

About this episode

The episode discusses mental health awareness and the upcoming Hike for Hope event in Pennsylvania.

In this episode of the Building PA Podcast, co-hosts Chris Martin and Jon O'Brien take a heartfelt dive into a topic that resonates deeply within the construction industry: mental health and suicide prevention. We focus on the upcoming second annual Pennsylvania Construction Hike for Hope, organized by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Chris opens the episode by introducing the unique twist for today’s discussion, emphasizing the importance of mental health awareness in our indu...

People in this episode

Hosts: Chris Martin, Jon O'Brien

Topics covered

• mental health
• suicide prevention
• construction industry
• awareness
• community event

Keywords

• mental health
• suicide prevention
• construction
• Hike for Hope
• Pennsylvania

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

Places: Pennsylvania

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