Suicide Prevention Must Become Everyone’s Business

Kerren Hayball

16th March, 2026

As the UK faces a mental health crisis costing 17 million working days and over 7000 lives annually, Lucion joins The Baton of Hope to make suicide prevention everyone's business.

According to the WHO, every year, 720,000 people globally die by suicide. In the UK in 2024, 7,147 deaths were registered where the cause was recorded as suicide. Behind these statistics are families torn apart, communities devastated, and workplaces forever changed.

The True Cost of Silence

Poor mental health costs UK employers £51 billion annually, with acute mental health conditions accounting for over 55% of all lost working days in the UK. Yet these figures only tell part of the story. They exclude the many people who don’t disclose the actual cause of their absence due to continuing stigma.

But the real cost isn’t measured in pounds or lost productivity. It’s measured in lives that could have been saved, conversations that never happened, and warning signs that went unnoticed because mental health remained a taboo subject in the workplace.

Which is why we are immensely proud to support the Baton of Hope.

The Baton of Hope’s Mission

The Baton of Hope exists because no one deserves to die by suicide. This national movement is determined to stand up to suicide by replacing silence with conversation, stigma with support, and reactive responses with proactive prevention.

The Workplace Pledge

The Baton of Hope’s Workplace Pledge provides employers with a practical framework to create psychologically safe workplaces.

Companies like Lucion who sign the pledge, commit to:

Educate – Providing education, resources, and training on suicide awareness, prevention, and mental wellbeing through certified training delivered by registered healthcare professionals
Unite – Creating communities where all those bereaved or affected by suicide can find support and connection
Seek Change – Actively lobbying for changes to national guidelines, regulations, services, curriculums, and law

Making Mental Health a Workplace Priority

While workplaces are not legally required to meet any requirements around suicide prevention and awareness, The Baton of Hope’s framework provides companies with the tools to create genuinely supportive environments.

Lucion has signed The Baton of Hope’s Pledge as part of our commitment to address the mental health crisis in the construction and environmental sectors, as part of our wider Mental Health and Wellbeing Plan.

Carolyn Cole, Chief People Officer at Lucion commented on our latest commitment:

“Mental health is health. Just as we would never expect someone to work through a physical injury, we shouldn’t expect people to struggle in silence with their mental wellbeing.

Supporting The Baton of Hope is about making sure every single person in our industry knows that help is available, that they’re not alone, and that their life matters.”

Crisis in the Construction Industry

The construction sector faces a particularly acute crisis. Two construction workers die by suicide every day in the UK, a rate significantly higher than the national average and one that demands urgent action.

The statistics are stark, but they don’t have to be inevitable. Every organisation has the power to create a workplace where people feel safe to speak up, where warning signs are recognised, and where support is readily available.

Carolyn adds:

“Our well-being initiatives are integral to our business strategy. I’d like to actively encourage all businesses, especially those operating in the construction sector, to join us in moving from good intentions and verbatim to meaningful action. For the benefit of your teams, your workplace culture, and to build a more resilient organisation that can better serve clients, support communities, and contribute to positive industry change. And ensuring everyone gets home safe.”

To learn more about The Baton of Hope and the Workplace Pledge, visit https://thebatonofhope.org/

If you or someone you know is struggling, please reach out:

Samaritans: 116 123 (24/7)
Lighthouse Club: 0345 605 1956
CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably): 0800 58 58 58
Mind: 0300 123 3393

Our Values

About us

Lucion's vision is to protect people and planet. To achieve our vision, we live by five key values, which are there to ensure everyone in our community enjoys playing their part.

1 Trust

2 Integrity

3 Innovation

4 Sustainability

5 Commitment

Trust

We are building a strong foundation of trust with colleagues, clients and wider stakeholders, based upon our experience, knowledge, quality delivery and value.

For our clients, it means they know they can turn to us to deliver the services they need, when they need them and to the quality they expect. For our team, this means we will listen to each other, give everyone a voice and work together to find solutions.

Integrity

We act with honesty, respect, fairness and transparency in all of our endeavours and through all of our interactions.

For our clients, it means using our deep sector expertise to put a close focus on their needs, so they come to us for a solution that acts in their best interests and protects their compliance goals with efficiency and ease. For our team, this means promoting diversity, inclusion and equality in our workplace, and remaining consistent in the quality of the delivery of our actions and behaviours.

Innovation

We welcome and pursue creative ideas that have the potential to make a positive difference to colleagues, clients and the community by raising quality or driving improvement.

For our clients, it means continuing to invest in all aspects of our business offering. Collaboration with them and others, and an openness to learn and absorb new information daily, will ensure they remain at the front of their field. For our team, it means empowering each other to challenge the status quo and seek out new opportunities that will better ourselves as colleagues and an international company.

Sustainability

We are developing our business with environmentally sustainable practices and building long-term trusted partnerships that benefit clients, colleagues and the planet.

For our clients, it means operating in line with UK statutory requirements and ensuring that we continue to improve and develop our environmental, social & governance (ESG), and sustainability procedures and objectives. For our team, it means creating a thriving environment in which our colleagues can grow and encourage one another to make a positive impact on the world around us.

Commitment

We are committed to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of others, colleagues, clients and the wider community, and to striving for excellence in all that we do.

For our clients, it means working for them swiftly, decisively and with effectiveness; fulfilling all of our commitments to them and being dedicated to building long lasting relationships right across our client base. For our team, it means always working as one group to deliver our mission, live out our culture and look after one another.

1 Trust

Trust

We are building a strong foundation of trust with colleagues, clients and wider stakeholders, based upon our experience, knowledge, quality delivery and value.

2 Integrity

Integrity

We act with honesty, respect, fairness and transparency in all of our endeavours and through all of our interactions.

3 Innovation

Innovation

We welcome and pursue creative ideas that have the potential to make a positive difference to colleagues, clients and the community by raising quality or driving improvement.

4 Sustainability

Sustainability

We are developing our business with environmentally sustainable practices and building long-term trusted partnerships that benefit clients, colleagues and the planet.

5 Commitment

Commitment

We are committed to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of others, colleagues, clients and the wider community, and to striving for excellence in all that we do.

We promote a culture of transparency and accountability, where everyone is encouraged to contribute ideas and solutions that benefit both the company and the environment.

Working primarily in the environmental and risk management sectors, we have responsibilities to the environment and the communities in which we work. As we innovate, develop and evolve our business to ensure resilience for the future, we seek to attract and retain the best talent through engagement and our conscious commitment to work sustainably. Our social value policy gives our teams the flexibility to support causes they are passionate about and contribute to meaningful projects. As well as giving you volunteering leave, we provide lots of opportunities to get involved with charity events and initiatives. By encouraging a culture of social responsibility and giving, we not only support important causes but also cultivate a sense of purpose and fulfilment among our staff. Together, we can create positive change and build a better world for future generations.

Company Benefits

Supportive Family Policies

We know balancing work and family responsibilities can be hard. We’re an inclusive employer, so whatever your parenting journey is, we will offer support when you need it.

Discounts & Wellbeing Platform

Our platform, Being Lucion gives you access to discounts and cashback from over 800 retailers, as well as wellbeing resources, our employee assistance programme and cycle to work scheme.

Charity Sports Events

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