Turner Construction Company, together with the Turner Foundation, announced a landmark $5 million investment over five years aimed at improving mental health and well-being across its operations and projects. This initiative reflects Turner’s growing commitment to a holistic approach to safety—one that recognizes emotional and psychological health as critical components of a safe workplace.

The $5 million pledge will fund programs, resources, and initiatives designed to foster a supportive, stigma-free culture across Turner’s 1,000+ projects and among the more than 110,000 workers who step onto its job sites daily. The company’s leadership said the investment is both timely and necessary, as the construction industry faces rising mental health challenges amid increasing workforce demands.

“Our goal is to ensure that mental health is treated with the same urgency and importance as physical safety,” said Peter Davoren, Chairman and CEO of Turner Construction Company. “Turner is a place where people can be at their best, be authentic, and be treated with respect and dignity. Mental health matters so much because it touches all of us—our families, our coworkers, our friends.”

The announcement comes as Turner launches the largest Safety Week in its history, with “All In Together” as its guiding theme. On every Turner job site, teams are holding candid discussions about emotional well-being, reinforcing a company-wide culture that encourages speaking up, offering support, and recognizing the connection between mental health and physical safety.

Throughout Safety Week, Turner is delivering toolbox talks, wellness events, and interactive sessions designed to empower employees and partners to care for themselves and each other—not just physically, but mentally and emotionally.

The initiative expands Turner’s ongoing mental health awareness efforts with new strategies focused on:

• Increasing awareness and visibility of mental health resources available to all workers.
• Reducing stigma by encouraging open conversations and promoting help-seeking behaviors.
• Providing accessible support so everyone—whether part of Turner’s 13,000 employees or their broader construction network—knows how to access care.

For decades, the construction industry has wrestled with a culture that often prioritizes toughness over vulnerability. Turner’s leadership says it’s time to challenge that norm with a message of empathy, openness, and “active caring.”

“This program is about reshaping industry culture,” the company stated. “For too long, construction workers have felt that they should ‘tough it out’ and ‘keep their head down.’ Turner is challenging that mindset with a message of active caring: we check in, we reach out, and we care out loud.”

The company will spotlight mental health not only during Safety Week, but as an ongoing priority embedded into everyday operations. Turner’s investment represents a long-term commitment to changing the conversation and expectations around wellness in construction.

In recognition of these efforts, Turner was recently named one of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Mental Well-being by Newsweek, based on a comprehensive study that included over 403,000 employee interviews and nearly 5 million company reviews nationwide.

Mental health is no longer a private issue confined to the home, Turner emphasizes—it’s an industry-wide challenge that impacts safety, communication, and performance on every level. By addressing it head-on, Turner seeks to build a work environment where emotional health is valued alongside physical protection.

Through its new mental health initiative, Turner aims to:

• Promote respect, inclusion, and dignity for every worker.
• Raise awareness and educate teams about mental health.
• Encourage the use of wellness resources without fear or shame.
• Foster a culture where asking for help is seen as a sign of strength, not weakness.

“Real strength doesn’t come from staying silent—it comes from standing together,” the company said in a statement.

Turner’s $5 million investment marks not just an initiative, but a movement to redefine safety in construction as an integrated commitment to both physical and mental well-being. It is a proactive step toward creating a safer, healthier, and more compassionate industry—where everyone can go home both physically safe and mentally well

Originally reported by Turner Construction.