Mates in Mind are experts in helping organisations look after workers’ mental health. Since 2017 we have been empowering organisations through our evidence-based programme to mitigate the risks to mental wellbeing in the workplace. 

On this page you will discover more about the JCOP, and how joining our community will enable you to address the hazards identified in the JCOP and benchmark your provision against the industry standard.

The Construction Leadership Council’s Mental Health in Construction Joint Code of Practice (JCOP) was published in June 2026.

The project is a joint venture between the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) Mental Health Project Steering Group (which included Mates in Mind) along with industry leaders and academics, including representatives from the Department for Business and Trade, Warwick University, The Crown Estate, BAM UK and Heathrow.

The JCOP has been informed by academic research and over 3,000 responses from construction workers to the consultation. It has been endorsed by Government.

The project has focused through the lens of prevention first: "To create an environment that fosters better mental health for the people that work in the UK construction industry." The JCOP "identifies and addresses the primary root causes impacting the mental health of our construction workforce".

At Mates in Mind, this is what we have been advocating for since we were founded in 2017.  Working collaboratively with organisations of any size to create a culture of prevention by focusing on evidence-informed primary and secondary interventions, we empower them to build positive mental health in and through work. We recommend that organisations educate, train and support all employees across the whole workforce (whether directly employed, or working under contract) to ensure everyone has the skills, clarity and confidence on how to raise awareness, improve understanding, implement effective interventions, end the stigma of mental ill-health, and to ensure there is a continuous and comprehensive solution in place so that no-one reaches crisis point and mental health becomes everyone’s responsibility.

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Speak to a member of the team to discover how joining our community as a Member (formerly ‘Supporter’) will:

• Enable you to identify mental health hazards, strengthen your mental health strategy, take action with a bespoke recommendations report and measure progress. 
  
  
• Benchmark your provision against the sector standard.
  
  
• Provide a planning, tracking, monitoring and recording of evidence tool. 
  
  
• Provide you with the framework, tools and confidence to build a culture of prevention that helps you make, communicate and embed the necessary adjustments required to "eliminate the risk, reduce the risk and/or reduce the harm" of the five hazards that cause mental ill-health as identified in the JCOP. Importantly, the programme includes the tools and resources to create a “Psychosocial Safety Climate (PSC) … [where] people believe psychological health and safety genuinely matter in their workplace. It has been dubbed the ‘cause of the causes’ of work stress.” (JCOP): 
  
  
  • Working patterns.
    
    
  • Operational demands.
    
    
  • People factors and environment.
    
    
  • Financial issues.
    
    
  • Support factors.

Empower your People. Strengthen your Organisation. Lead the Way.

Your organisation’s success depends on the wellbeing of your people. When your teams feel supported, informed, and safe to speak openly about mental health, they perform better, collaborate more effectively, and stay with you longer.

Becoming a Mates in Mind Member (formerly ‘Supporter’) is your first step towards building a safer, healthier, more resilient workplace, one where mental health is understood, championed and meaningfully supported at every level.

There are additional resources and reading available the other side of the form.

Further reading:

• Visit the CLC website to read the Mental Health in Construction JCOP. 
  
  
• Find out more about our programmes to build positive mental health in construction:
  
  
  • Member (formerly ‘Supporter’) – supporting your employees.
    
    
  • Champion – supporting your supply chain.
    
    
  • Apprentices – supporting your apprentices and new starters.
    
    
• Download and watch free resources to build your knowledge and understanding of mental health.
  
  
• Help your employees understand their mental health and wellbeing roles and responsibilities.
  
  
• Find out how we are empowering organisations to build positive mental health in construction.
  
  
• Discover how we are influencing change across the construction sector.