# Fighting a Silent Epidemic: Gary LaBarbera on the NYC Building Trades’ Peer Support Network

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Podcast: [America’s Work Force Union Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/america-s-work-force-union-podcast-367664)
Published: 2026-05-07T20:19:37+00:00
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Duration seconds: 2880

## Resource

Construction suicide rates are 5x higher than job-site fatalities. NYC Building Trades President Gary LaBarbera joins the show to detail a groundbreaking, Cornell-developed peer support network designed to pull workers back from the edge and shatter the stigma of mental health in the trades.

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