All right? | A poem by Simon Armitage, read by Mark Addy | Northern Trains

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To coincide with Mental Health Awareness Week, train operator Northern has today launched its new suicide prevention campaign, asking the question: “All Right?”
Of the fatalities on the railway in 2018/19 to date, 252 were suicides. These tragic incidents not only affect the families of those involved, they can have a wider impact on the public as rail passengers, station staff and train crew are often witnesses.
Northern’s new campaign aims to raise awareness in the wider community that if you see someone who looks vulnerable or may be considering suicide, you can make a difference.
The campaign, developed with Juice Learning and based on a poem by the West Yorkshire poet Simon Armitage, focuses on the message that any interaction, no matter how small, can save a life.
Northern commissioned Simon, the new Poet Laureate, to write the poem, and it has now been turned into a poignant video narrated by TV and film star Mark Addy.
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[@johnfletcher3438]

Great poetry, great message. Now to share it...

[@joshueboueerr2463]

Wow. That’s a really sweet message, and really displays a poetic sense of bleakness. Nice video northern !

[@a_eastcoast.pacer1]

😍 it