Resources
Private support resources for the weight workers carry.
Start here for crisis support, addiction and recovery resources, grief and loss, work stress, family support, veterans, and jobsite awareness.
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Crisis Support
When the situation is urgent, start with immediate, trained crisis support.
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Grief, Child Loss, and Traumatic Loss
For workers and families carrying the kind of loss that does not fit inside a few days off.
Steel Harbor — For Families After Loss
A grounded Steel Harbor page for trade families carrying child loss, suicide loss, jobsite accidents, overdose loss, and traumatic grief.
Open family page
The Compassionate Friends
Support for families after the death of a child, sibling, or grandchild.
Visit TCF
Dougy Center
Grief resources for children, teens, young adults, and families after a death.
Visit Dougy Center
Start local
Ask a doctor, local hospital, place of worship, union hall, hospice, or community organization about grief groups nearby.
When grief becomes dangerous
If grief turns into thoughts of suicide or self-harm, call or text 988 now.
988 Lifeline
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Addiction and Recovery
Support for workers and families facing alcohol, drug, and substance-use pressure.
SAMHSA National Helpline
A free, confidential treatment referral and information service for mental health and substance use concerns.
SAMHSA Helpline
FindTreatment.gov
A federal treatment locator for mental health and substance-use services.
Find treatment
Alcoholics Anonymous
A peer fellowship for people seeking recovery from alcoholism. Steel Harbor is not an AA project, but AA can be a resource for some people.
Find AA
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Jobsite Awareness
Resources for construction, trade, and blue-collar environments where warning signs can be missed.
OSHA — Preventing Suicides
Workplace suicide prevention information and resources.
OSHA resource
Construction Industry Alliance for Suicide Prevention
Industry-focused suicide prevention tools and awareness for construction.
CIASP
CPWR Mental Health and Addiction Resources
Construction-focused resources related to mental health, opioids, addiction, and suicide prevention.
CPWR resources
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Work Stress, Burnout, and Retirement Identity
Long days, hard labor, injury, layoffs, retirement, and loss of identity can wear a person down.
Talk before it breaks
Reach out to a trusted coworker, family member, sponsor, pastor, doctor, EAP, or support line before the pressure turns into isolation.
Steel Harbor — Retirement & Identity
A dedicated page for workers, retirees, and families facing the identity crash that can come after leaving the trade.
Open retiree page
Watch retirement closely
A worker leaving the only life he has known can face isolation, drinking more, moving less, and a hard loss of purpose. Check in after the retirement party ends.
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Family Support
The weight of the trades comes home. Families need clear ways to help without shame.
How to start the conversation
Use direct, calm language: ‘I’m worried about you. I’m here. You don’t have to explain it perfectly.’
When safety is uncertain
Do not leave someone alone if you believe they may hurt themselves. Call 911 for immediate danger or 988 for crisis support.
NAMI Support Groups
Peer-led support groups for people and families affected by mental health conditions.
NAMI support
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Veterans
Many trades and industrial jobs are filled by veterans and military families.