Lambent Productions, a company specialising in educational and factual documentaries, are producing a documentary about railway suicides. Our company has previously won an award for our work on mental health programming.
The only way to reduce future suicide is to address the stigma that surrounds talking about it and the media can give people that platform to do so. However, suicide is a subject that is rarely spoken about satisfactorily by the media. We hope to change that in our own small way and open up the debate in an informed and respectful way.
In order to do this we are in contact with a number of bereavement organistaions such as the Samaritans, Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide (SOBS), Cruse Bereavement and Papyrus (Prevention of young suicide) and will be speaking to the families of those who have lost loved ones to rail suicide. We strongly believe that a voice also needs to be given to drivers who are affected by this and we would like to speak to anyone who is willing to share their story.
We have been in touch with the RMT who have been supportive of what we are trying to achieve and are looking into finding us drivers who can contribute to a discussion about suicide on the tubes/trains. We feel it is essential to hear this voice as the effects of a suicide do not stop with the bereaved family and friends, as you well know. The mental health of a driver after someone has jumped in front of their train is of great importance to this discussion also.
We are looking for drivers of any age, any background, retired or active it doesn’t matter, we are just very keen to talk to anyone who has been affected by a suicide on the lines. All contact will be treated in complete confidence and there is no pressure to be involved in the filming. We just want to speak to you. This film is important and we would much rather make it with your support rather than without it.
Please contact Emily on
[email protected] or 01273 648 380.
15th April 2010, 10:41
