--- title: LMCT News | Mental Health description: Mental Health | --- [![LMCT Mechanical Insulators logo](https://lmct.insulators.org/hubfs/LMCT%20Twenty/_assets/logos/lmct-logo-full-color.svg "LMCT Mechanical Insulators logo")](https://lmct.insulators.org/) [Our Industry](https://lmct.insulators.org/our-industry) [Industrial/Commercial Mechanical Insulation](https://lmct.insulators.org/industrial-commercial-mechanical-insulation) [Asbestos Abatement](https://lmct.insulators.org/asbestos-abatement) [Firestop and Smokeseal](https://lmct.insulators.org/firestop-and-smokeseal) [Mechanical Insulation Evaluations](https://lmct.insulators.org/mechanical-insulation-evaluation) [Mechanical Insulation Energy Audits](https://lmct.insulators.org/mechanical-insulation-energy-audits) [Science of Insulation](https://lmct.insulators.org/science-of-insulation) [Contractors](https://lmct.insulators.org/contractors) [Political Activism](https://lmct.insulators.org/political-activism) [U.S. Federal Issues](https://lmct.insulators.org/us-federal-issues) [Federal Mechanical Insulation Act](https://lmct.insulators.org/fmia) [U.S. State Issues](https://lmct.insulators.org/us-state-issues) [Canada Federal Issues](https://lmct.insulators.org/canada-federal-issues) [About](https://lmct.insulators.org/about) [About LMCT](https://lmct.insulators.org/about-lmct) [About Insulators Union](https://lmct.insulators.org/about-insulators-union) [About Apprenticeship Training](https://lmct.insulators.org/about-apprenticeship-training) [About Contractor Association](https://lmct.insulators.org/about-contractor-association) [Women in the Industry](https://lmct.insulators.org/women-in-the-industry) [Mental Health Awareness](https://lmct.insulators.org/mental-health-awareness) [Media Gallery](https://lmct.insulators.org/media-gallery) [Downloadable Resources](https://lmct.insulators.org/downloadable-lmct-materials) [News](https://lmct.insulators.org/news) [Contact](https://lmct.insulators.org/contact) # Mechanical Insulation Industry News News About Our Industry ## Labor Management Cooperative Trust News --- Posts about ### Mental Health --- April 12, 2024 ### [Mid-Atlatnic States Conference begins IMAP training](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/mid-atlatnic-states-conference-begins-imap-training) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) The Middle Atlantic States Conference hosted the initial Insulators Member Assistance Program (IMAP) Conference Level Training (CLT) event during its March Conference meeting. [Read More](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/mid-atlatnic-states-conference-begins-imap-training) September 27, 2023 ### [FMIA gaining support among House legislators](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/fmia-gaining-support-among-house-legislators) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [Mechanical Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust](https://lmct.insulators.org/) (LMCT) Executive Director Pete Ielmini joined the [America’s Work Force Union Podcast](https://awf.labortools.com/listen/disparity-in-men-and-women-safety-equipment-creates-jobsite-problems) (AWF) and gave an update on the status of the Federal Mechanical Insulation Act (FMIA). He also discussed the combined efforts of the LMCT and the International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers (IAHFIAW) to spread mental health awareness in the construction industry.  [Read More](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/fmia-gaining-support-among-house-legislators) July 27, 2023 ### [Federal Mechanical Insulation Act reintroduced with bipartisan support](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/federal-mechanical-insulation-act-reintroduced-with-bipartisan-support) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Pete Ielmini, Executive Director of the Mechanical Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust (LMCT), joined the[America’s Work Force Union Podcast](https://awf.labortools.com/) and spoke with host Ed “Flash” Ferenc about the reintroduction of the Federal Mechanical Insulation Act into the House of Representatives. He also discussed the LMCT’s efforts to prevent suicide within the construction industry. [Read More](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/federal-mechanical-insulation-act-reintroduced-with-bipartisan-support) February 22, 2023 ### [Mental Health Awareness and the Federal Mechanical Insulation Act](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/mental-health-awareness-and-the-federal-mechanical-insulation-act) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Pete Ielmini, Executive Director of the Mechanical Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust (LMCT), made his monthly appearance on America's Work Force Union Podcast and talked about mental health awareness and the Federal Mechanical Insulation Act. [Read More](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/mental-health-awareness-and-the-federal-mechanical-insulation-act) March 22, 2022 ### [Join the LMCT for an Opioid Awareness Webinar](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/join-the-lmct-for-an-opioid-awareness-webinar) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) The Mechanical Insulators LMCT is partnering with CURT Events to raise awareness to help prevent opioid addiction in the building trades. [Read More](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/join-the-lmct-for-an-opioid-awareness-webinar) November 2, 2021 ### [Study: Construction Industry Leaders Are Concerned About Mental Health](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/study-construction-industry-leaders-are-concerned-about-mental-health) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Throughout the pandemic, [construction workers have experienced the second highest rate of suicide among major industries](https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6903a1.htm?s_cid=mm6903a1_w). [Read More](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/study-construction-industry-leaders-are-concerned-about-mental-health) May 3, 2021 ### [Addressing Mental Health Issues and Suicide Prevention](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/addressing-mental-health-issues-and-suicide-prevention) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) The construction industry is one of the deadliest in America, not only due to the nature of the work, but also because of its high suicide rate.  Once considered a taboo subject, building trades leaders are now addressing the subject and are working to educate people about mental health issues.  [Read More](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/addressing-mental-health-issues-and-suicide-prevention) ## Find an LMCT Contractor Our signatory contractors uphold a high standard of quality of work and pay for their employers to receive industry-leading instruction through a Department of Labor registered apprenticeship program. 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