Rizwan Javed
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| Born | 1990 |
| Occupation | Railway worker |
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Rizwan Javed (born 1990) is a British railway worker, who has been commended for saving the lives of 29 people who were planning suicide.
Javed was born in 1990.[1]
During induction in 2015, after being given a job with Great Western Railway, Javed underwent a Samaritans "Managing Suicidal Contacts" course on recognising and comforting people intending suicide.[2] The next week, he identified and reassured his first potential suicide victim.[2]
By 2023, the total number of people he had dissuaded from killing themselves had risen to at least 29.[2][3] During that time, he had switched to working for MTR, on the Elizabeth line, at Ealing Broadway station, as a customer experience manager.[2][3][1]
He also works with The Samaritans, for example promoting the "Small Talk Saves Lives" campaign.[2]