Greg Langford / Workplace mental health
Workplace mental health & suicide prevention speaker The conversation your workplace can't afford to skip.
Greg Langford lost two brothers, a cousin and his best friend to suicide. Today he turns that story into a keynote that gets employees talking, laughing and, most importantly, checking on each other.
The cost of silence shows up everywhere.
working days are lost every year to depression and anxiety worldwide.
Source: World Health Organizationin lost productivity each year from those same conditions.
Source: World Health OrganizationU.S. adults live with a mental illness. Many of them work for you.
Source: National Institute of Mental HealthNot a lecture. Not a compliance module. A lived story.
Most workplace mental health programs tell people what to do. Greg shows them what it looks like from the inside, and why the people who seem fine are often the ones who aren't.
- i.Suicide-loss survivor, sober since February 3, 1999, and a Certified Peer Specialist.
- ii.Forty-three years in banking, so he knows what high-functioning and hurting looks like at a desk.
- iii.A working stand-up comic. Humor lowers defenses so the hard part can land.
Breaking the Silence: Mental Health & Suicide Prevention at Work
A story-driven keynote that leaves your people able to notice, ask and act, and leaves your culture more open than it was that morning.
Spot the quiet signs
Recognizing early signs of suicidal thinking, especially the quiet, high-functioning kind.
Say the right thing
What not to say to someone who is struggling, and what actually helps.
Use humor to heal
The role of humor in healing, and how it can keep someone alive.
Open the door at home
Starting conversations in families where mental illness hides behind pride, shame or silence.
Leave with a lifeline
A list of resources, helplines and action steps every attendee takes home, including 988.
Built around your benefits
Tailored with your HR, EAP or wellness lead so people know exactly where to turn inside your organization.
The moments organizations book this talk.
- i.Mental Health Awareness Month (May) and Suicide Prevention Awareness Month (September)
- ii.World Mental Health Day (October 10) and wellness weeks
- iii.Safety stand-downs in construction, manufacturing, energy and transportation
- iv.Benefits open enrollment, EAP launches and HR conferences
- v.Healthcare, first responder and frontline appreciation events
- vi.After a loss in your workplace community, when people need a way to talk
Handled with care
Greg's talks are honest without being graphic. He plans with your team in advance, steers people toward your own resources, and closes with hope and practical next steps. His keynote complements clinical trainings like QPR or Mental Health First Aid. It doesn't replace them; it helps people actually use them.
Greg left us all feeling less ashamed about our family's struggles
Greg's message that "once you can joke about a situation, you move from victim to survivor"
Asked & answered.
Is a suicide prevention talk appropriate for a workplace audience?
Yes. Greg's talk is honest without being graphic and is tailored with your HR, EAP or wellness lead in advance. It uses humor to make a heavy subject approachable and ends with practical next steps and resources, including the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.
Does it replace QPR or Mental Health First Aid?
No. It's a story-driven awareness and culture talk. It pairs well with clinical trainings and your EAP, and it helps people actually use them.
When do organizations usually book it?
Mental Health Awareness Month (May), Suicide Prevention Awareness Month (September), World Mental Health Day (October 10), safety stand-downs, benefits and EAP launches, and after a loss in the workplace community.
Can it be virtual?
Yes: in person nationwide, virtual or hybrid, in 30 to 90 minutes with optional Q&A.
Can we pair it with another program?
Many organizations combine it with From Burnout to Breakthrough or the signature E=MC² resilience keynote, and add copies of Greg's book, Heroically Well Adjusted, for attendees.
Start the conversation your people need.
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