Construction workers have a higher suicide risk. A WA man wants to help

Editor’s note: This story focuses on suicide, self-harm and other topics related to psychiatric distress. If you or a loved one is in crisis, resources are available here. After decades in construction, Bert Rohrbach finally found the right tools two years ago to help a co-worker struggling with mental health. Rohrbach says it’s still difficult to talk about three close co-workers who died by suicide since 2014: an electrician, a lowboy truck driver and a young welder who was a “very dear friend.” Now, he realizes that awareness is needed....