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2026 Webinar:
Psychological Safety & Mental Health​ - as Core Safety Priorities
Psychological hazards are often overlooked—yet they are one of the most significant risks impacting today’s workforce. In this session, safety and workforce leaders will learn how to identify early warning signs like turnover, absenteeism, and workplace conflict before they escalate into larger issues.
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This practical, field-informed session explores how everyday workplace conditions—such as high-pressure environments, unstable placements, and repeated exposure to difficult situations—can quietly contribute to psychological harm. Attendees will gain a clearer understanding of how to recognize these risks and take proactive steps to reduce them.
Rather than focusing on policy alone, this session emphasizes the power of daily leadership actions. From improving communication and setting clear expectations to building regular check-ins into workflows, participants will leave with actionable strategies to strengthen psychological safety and support workforce stability.
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What You’ll Learn:
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How to recognize early indicators of psychological risk in the workplace
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Where staffing models can unintentionally increase exposure to harm
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Practical ways leaders can prevent issues through everyday interactions
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Strategies to improve communication and support across teams
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Led by Leslee Montgomery, a nationally recognized safety leader and mental health advocate, this session delivers real-world insights that help organizations better support their people—and build stronger, safer workplaces.
SPEAKER PROFILE
Leslee Montgomery
2026 Top Women in Safety, 2025 Excellence Awardee, Mental Health Advocate, Creator of the STRONG Method
Leslee Montgomery is an award-winning mental health advocate specializing in psychological safety in high-stress, high-hazard work environments. With extensive field experience, she supports construction crews through on-site mental health check-ins, critical incident recovery, and resilience-building practices that strengthen communication and trust. Her practical, evidence-informed approach translates mental health principles into actionable strategies for frontline workers and safety leaders. An international speaker and contributor to an industry-leading crane publication, Leslee equips organizations with realistic methods to reduce psychological risk and build mentally resilient teams through her signature STRONG Method.
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With one in five construction workers reporting struggles with mental health and the industry facing a suicide rate nearly four times higher than the general population, the need for mental health support has never been more critical.
Inspired by the mantra from the movie Robots—“See a need, fill a need”—Leslee set out to address the mental health crisis head-on. As a mental health connector, she bridge the gap between construction workers and the support they need. Whether it’s fostering peer support networks, providing real-time mental health resources, or guiding companies to create mentally safe worksites, she specializes in crafting solutions that are practical, empathetic, and impactful.
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About Our Workforce Webinars
At Elwood Staffing, we’re so much more than just a contingent staffing provider. We bring a wealth of workforce intelligence garnered from the millions of candidates who’ve applied with us and from the hundreds of thousands of people we’ve employed across the country. This generates valuable data we turn into actionable insights that help employers like you make informed decisions and engage and manage your contingent and regular workforces effectively. Our workforce webinar series is simply one example of the many ways we share our knowledge.