In 00:32:00, another construction worker will take their own life. Let's change that.
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What is SPEAK?
It all starts with a single chat.
We are here to get lads chatting. There's no judgement, there's no lectures, just a community of people all wanting to keep putting one foot in front of the other and start feeling better.
We visit sites and grab a cuppa. We ask how you're doing and care about the answer. If today's not the day, that's alright too.
Sometimes knowing someone gives a sh*t is enough to start changing things.
We give you access to experts in wellness, fitness, finances, motivation and mental health, so you can find the best mix for your head. Nothing changes if nothing changes.
Let's turn 'one day' into day one.
Why it matters
3 in 4 suicide deaths in this country are men.
When we looked at the construction industry specifically, that statistic became even worse. That's not just a problem, it's an epidemic.
SPEAK exists to be part of the change. The change in culture and the change in that statistic.
Men need to man up and SPEAK up. Prevention starts with a single chat. Let's have one.
Choose your next step
Start with yourself. Or step up for someone else.
SPEAK is built for people who want to change their own life, and for the people ready to help others do the same.
Podcast Story
"Bricklayer 18 years, went through three businesses, all the money went on drink and drugs."
SPEAK Community Member
What we do
Helping people build the life that stops them getting there.
CommunityA place to keep showing up, backed by people who get it, not a waiting room.
Practical toolsWellness plans, expert sessions and challenges you can actually use, not just read about.
A movementWe get the message out through the podcast, the challenges, and people talking honestly for once.
How SPEAK helps
Three ways in. One place to land.
The Community
Weekly sessions, expert guidance, accountability and Positive Action Rewards, free for the first 1,000 members.
The Podcast
Real stories, construction voices, and expert conversations, the ones usually only shared off camera.
The Challenges
When One Falls: monthly walks, climbs and runs built around action, remembrance and fundraising.
A Decorator's Story
"I've lost a couple of friends. If only I'd known. If only they talked about it. Just reach out and have a chat."
Decorator, SPEAK Podcast
Play your part
Join the movement, help reduce the suicide rate in men. Here's how.
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Join the Community
Free for the first 1,000 members. Weekly sessions, challenges and accountability.
SPEAK is not a crisis service. If you are in immediate danger, call 999 or go to A&E. If you need urgent mental health support, contact NHS 111. If you need to talk now, Samaritans are available free on 116 123.
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Immediate danger
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Urgent NHS support
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Start Here
You don't need a crisis to start.
Why now, not later
Most men only look for help once everything's already on fire.
By then it's damage control. A marriage that's already cracked, a habit that's already taken hold, a body that's already given you the warning signs. Starting here means dealing with the small stuff before it becomes the big stuff.
You're not broken. You're just early. That's the whole advantage.
Whatever brought you here today, a bad week, a bad year, or just curiosity, this is the page that turns it into an actual first step.
Is this you?
SPEAK is for you if you want to:
Build better family relationships
Control anger before it causes damage
Improve discipline and daily habits
Get physically and mentally healthier
Understand who you are and where you're going
Build confidence and self-respect
Improve money habits
Find purpose, identity and direction
Stop carrying everything alone
Become a better partner, father, friend and man
Build a personal wellness plan that actually fits your life
Just talk to someone who gets it
First step
"I didn't join because things were falling apart. I joined because I didn't want them to. That's the bit nobody tells you, you're allowed to show up early."
— SPEAK Community Member
How to start
Three steps, no pressure.
01
Pick what's actually going on
Look back at the list above. Whatever's honestly true for you right now, that's where you start, not where you think you should start.
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Join for free
The SPEAK Skool community is free for the first 1,000 members. No commitment beyond turning up.
03
Listen before you speak
Watch the podcast, sit in on a session, see how it works. Most people don't say a word for the first few weeks, and that's completely fine.
SPEAK is not a crisis service. If you are in immediate danger, call 999 or go to A&E. If you need urgent mental health support, contact NHS 111. If you need to talk now, Samaritans are available anytime, free, on 116 123.
999
Immediate danger
111
Urgent NHS support
116 123
Samaritans, free, anytime
Community
The place where the movement becomes real.
Why it matters
Nobody joins on their best day. That's exactly why we built this before their worst one.
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Men take their own life every day in the UK (Samaritans). Every mark is one of them. Today, and every day.
1 IN 8
Men in the UK face a common mental health problem weekly (Mind)
3 IN 4
UK suicides are men (ONS)
Most men wait until it's a crisis before they say anything, if they say anything at all. By the time it looks like a problem to everyone else, it's usually been one for months. The community exists so that doesn't have to be the moment you finally speak.
This isn't aftercare. It's what happens instead.
Every check-in, every session, every small win, someone else notices. That's the whole point. This is what "before crisis point" actually looks like in practice, not a slogan, an actual room full of people paying attention.
Inside the community
"I joined thinking I'd just lurk. Six weeks later I was doing the check-ins every Monday. Nobody made a big deal of it. That's what made it easy to keep going."
— SPEAK Community Member
What's inside
Everything you need to keep showing up.
Weekly Sessions
Turn up, check in, and keep going, every single week, with people who show up for it too.
Expert Sessions
Real guidance on mindset, habits, money, health and relationships, not generic advice.
Monthly Challenges
Real action alongside people doing it with you, not just another notification.
Positive Action Rewards
We reward action. Join sessions, complete check-ins, and show up for yourself.
Wellness Plans
A personal plan for your physical and mental health, built around your life.
Accountability
People who notice when you go quiet, and actually say something about it.
How it works
From sign-up to showing up.
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Join for free
Sign up to the SPEAK Skool community in under two minutes. Free for the first 1,000 members, no catch.
02
Turn up to your first session
No pressure to speak. Most people just listen the first time. That's fine, that's normal, that's how it starts.
03
Start checking in
Small, regular check-ins build the habit of paying attention to yourself, and letting others do the same.
04
Keep showing up
Join a challenge. Share a win. Notice when a mate goes quiet. This is the part that actually changes things.
Why we built this
"We didn't want another app that tells you to meditate. We wanted a room full of people who'd actually notice if you stopped turning up."
— SPEAK Founder
Free for the first 1,000 members
This could be the thing that changes the culture within men.
People in the UK lose their life to suicide every week (ONS). Behind every one is a family. A mate. A colleague. A son. A father.
The weight doesn't disappear, someone else just carries it. That's why we've created When One Falls.
Throughout the year, people across the construction industry take on physical challenges carrying a 125lb mannequin. It's hard, it takes its toll, and it serves as a reminder that when we don't talk, eventually someone else has to carry it.
Let's carry it together instead.
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Construction workers die by suicide every working day
4x
More likely to take your own life if you work in construction
26%
More than one in four construction workers have thought about suicide
One conversation won't fix everything. But it might stop someone feeling like they're facing it alone, and sometimes that's enough to change things for the better.
The schedule
Twelve challenges a year, one a month. Six down, six to go.
We've already taken on six challenges this year. Snowdon is next up, challenge seven of twelve, and the crew keeps moving every month from here to December.
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Snowdon — Next up
Wales' highest peak, and the next "When One Falls" walk on the calendar.
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Ben Nevis
The big one. The UK's highest mountain, done as a crew, not a solo mission.
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100-Mile Walk, South Downs
Multi-day, slower pace, longer conversations. This is where the real talking happens.
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Great South Run, Portsmouth
A proper run, a proper crowd, and a reason to bring your mates who've never done one of these before.
11
Long Table
No walking boots this time, just a table, a meal, and a room full of people who get it.
12
Mystery Christmas Celebration — Details TBA
We're keeping this one under wraps. Closing out the year with something to celebrate, together, not alone.
On the trail
"Nobody talks about their marriage falling apart in an office. Get them eight hours into a walk up Ben Nevis and it comes out on its own."
— SPEAK Challenge Regular
Ways to take part
However you can show up, it counts.
Join a Challenge
Sign up to the next walk, climb or run, no experience necessary, just a willingness to turn up.
Start a Fundraiser
Turn your challenge into money raised for the movement, every pound helps someone else find the door in.
Sponsor a Challenge
Back a "When One Falls" event directly and put your name behind the movement.
Bring Your Company Team
Get your workforce on the mountain together. Some of the most honest conversations we've seen started on a company walk.
Walk in Memory of Someone
Some people join a challenge to remember someone. That's exactly what "When One Falls" is for.
Create Your Own Challenge
Got an idea for a walk, run or event? Bring it to us and we'll help you build it under the SPEAK banner.
Bring your crew
"We brought six lads from site. Three of them had never spoken about anything outside of work banter before that weekend."
— Site Manager, Company Challenge Team
Six challenges. One movement.
Pick a month. Turn up. See what happens on the way up.
Support SPEAK
Back the movement.
Why we need this
The community stays free because someone else picks up the cost.
Every free place, every challenge, every episode of the podcast costs something to run. We keep the door open by asking the people who can support it to actually do that, so the men who need it most never have to think twice about the price.
Your money doesn't fund a charity. It funds someone's way in.
You don't have to give money to back this. Time, a shared post, a company introduction, all of it moves the movement forward. But if you can fund it, this is exactly where it goes.
Where it goes
"Every quid raised on a challenge goes straight back into keeping the next 1,000 places free. That's it, that's the whole model."
— SPEAK Founder
Ways to back it
However you can help, it moves this forward.
Donate
Whatever you can give keeps places free for the next 1,000 members.
Fundraise
Take on a "When One Falls" challenge and raise money as you go.
Sponsor a Challenge
Back a "When One Falls" event directly and put your name behind it.
Volunteer
Give your time. Run a session, marshal a challenge, or just show up.
Buy Merch
Every order helps fund the movement, and gets the message out further.
Partner with SPEAK
Bring SPEAK to your site or company and back your own people directly.
From a partner
"We sponsored one challenge as a trial. Eighteen months later it's a fixed line in our wellbeing budget, because we watched it actually change things on site."
— Company Partner
Let's have a chat.
Whether you want us to visit your site, come along to an event, join one of our challenges, or find out what SPEAK is all about, our site office door is always open. Man up. SPEAK up.
