Melanie Dettmer

Twenty years after losing her younger brother to suicide, Glass Magazine's Melanie Dettmer reflects on grief, silence and the quiet acts of coworkers that helped her carry it. She makes the case that this industry — for all its toughness — already has the instinct to show up for people; what's…

The industry is well-positioned to better support employees facing mental health and suicidality.

For too long, women in the glazing trade have faced an impossible choice: their career or their family. The LMCI Maternity Program is working to change that, and it’s a shift the industry has long needed.