

Mental health affects us all. In the time it will take you to read this article, one person on average will have chosen to end their own life.
Although mental health remains one of the leading causes of death and disability across the world, too often in society we fail to address it, talk about it or invest in preventing it. No individual company, government or community can end this global pandemic on their own – but by making a stand together we can create a worldwide ripple that causes a sea change in how we approach mental health in society.
On October 10, Jacobs will lead a global coalition of industry-leading companies in a day of action for positive mental health – The World’s Biggest Mental Health Check-In – where we hope to set a world record for the largest number of mental health check-ins in one day.
It’s time to act. It’s time to be part of the ripple.
By taking a few minutes to check in on our wellbeing and encouraging others to do the same, we can help end the stigma of mental health and better support each other to cope and stay well – and help lead lasting global action on mental health.
This Suicide Prevention Week focuses on encouraging people to talk about mental health and suicide awareness. It’s an opportunity and reminder for people to hit pause for a moment and come together to check-in on their mental health.
Read more about how #OurJacobs team is working with R;pple and other organizations to help people online find hope and support through tools like R;pple’s browser extension, which aims to help prevent self-harm and suicide, and our One Million Lives mental health check-in.
Jacobs, in collaboration with global mental health professionals, has developed One Million Lives – a free mental health check-in tool to enhance users' understanding of their current state of mind and provide proactive strategies for personal mental health development. Since launching, the new tool has already been accessed by users to make more than 3,000 check-ins. By regularly completing a check-in, via the web-based app, users will ideally be better equipped to understand how they are currently coping, assess the early indicators of associated mental health challenges, start positive and active conversations and get support much earlier.