Suicide Prevention

This section contains good practice guidance on aspects of the suicide prevention programme, additional guidance will be added as it is developed.

This section contains information on a collaborative approach to managing suicide risk on the railway.

The rail industry's suicide prevention programme provides a range of training and learning materials to support industry personnel to play an important role in preventing suicide on the network and to support those who may be affected by a suicide incident.

Key contacts in suicide prevention on the railways.

Small Talk Saves Lives is a joint partnership between Network Rail, Samaritans, the British Transport Police and the wider rail industry – with the shared goal of reducing the number of suicides on the rail network.

The campaign was launched to address the rise in mental health issues due to the pandemic and aims to encourage such individuals to seek help before they reach crisis point.