The economic cost of suicide and suicide behaviour in the NSW construction industry and the impact of MATES in Construction suicide prevention strategy in reducing this cost

The aim of the current study is to quantify the economic cost of suicide, and suicide behaviour, among New South Wales (NSW) construction industry workers in 2010, and, to examine the potential impact of introducing a multi-faceted strategy called MATES in Construction (MATES) to address suicide prevention in the work-place in NSW in 2013-17.