Listen: your words can save lives!

An art installation of hero bystanders who used small talk to save the lives of those who were struggling opens today.

It is part of Samaritans’ annual “Small Talk Saves Lives” campaign, which encourages people to start a simple conversation if they think someone doesn’t look OK.

It comes as figures show two-thirds (64%) of us admit to sometimes, or often, find ourselves struggling to cope.

Aston spoke to Dave Brown, senior programme manager at Samaritans and Louise McNally from Network Rail.