Mental Health

A railway station in Staffordshire has been made a little brighter this week thanks to team work between community-minded volunteers and adults with additional support needs. As part of Mental Health Awareness Week (May 10-16), a group of hard-working volunteers...

Chartered psychologist and RSSB’s senior work psychologist, Joana Faustino, talks about mental health awareness. The rail industry integrates many complex systems that are supported by and dependent on our single most important asset: the workforce. From a mental wellbeing perspective, keeping...

Customers travelling on all of FirstGroup’s rail companies including Avanti West Coast, Great Western Railway (GWR), Hull Trains, South Western Railway (SWR) and TransPennine Express (TPE) have the opportunity to donate their Delay Repay compensation to the Group’s UK...

One year on from the first UK-wide lockdown announcement and as pandemic restrictions begin to ease over the coming months, Samaritans is encouraging the rail industry to donate its time and support the charity as part of the ‘Million...

Recently Helen Lewis joined Railway Mission as the Railway and British Transport Police Chaplain for South and Mid-Wales.  She joins the railway industry as an experienced chaplain, having first gained experience as an outreach worker within schools and as...

69% of 18-24 year olds say their mental health has been negatively impacted by the pandemicAlmost half (48%) of all adults across Britain are struggling with their mental healthNetwork Rail launches new ‘There is Always Hope’ campaign with national mental...

Network Rail has extended its support to domestic abuse victims by leading the rail industry in implementing an Online Safe Spaces service portal on its website. Developed by Royal Mail Group (RMG) in collaboration with crisis charity Hestia and their...

Organisers of the ‘RUOKToday?’ initiative are planning a major online event on Thursday 12th September 2020, to support travellers who may need comfort or simple encouragement. The ‘RUOKToday?’ initiative came about from a chance conversation, in June 2015, between T-Inspector...

Whether working from home or being furloughed, the combination of loneliness and fear of the unknown makes this a stressful time. Looking after our mental health is as important as our physical wellbeing. Polly Rivers has been talking with colleagues,...

Sometimes it can be difficult to talk about your feelings. Even knowing exactly how you're feeling can be hard. To help, Samaritans has launched its self-help app, which offers people practical ways to cope and stay safe if they're going...