Trained responders at a va medical center in canandaigua, n. Official video content provided by hbo documentary or one of its authorized agents. A crisis hotline is a phone number people can call to get immediate emergency telephone counseling, usually by trained volunteers. If you or someone you know is in crisis whether considering suicide or not please call the tollfree lifeline at 800273talk 8255 to speak with a trained crisis counselor 247. Veterans press 1 on your tv or mobile device at home. Veterans press 1 since 2001, more veterans have committed suicide than have died in combat operations in iraq and afghanistan, according to the department of veterans affairs. It follows the volunteer and salaried workers who man a crisis hotline that helps distraught us military veterans and their families as they deal with stress, crisis, financial and marriage issues, as well as medical problems both physical and mental. Implementation and early utilization of a suicide hotline for veterans.
Phones keep ringing at the suicide hotline, with responders doing. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. Veterans press 1 is the frontrunner to win this years oscar for best short documentary and deservedly so because it is quite an emotionally engaging film. This past year alone, hbo dominated both documentary categories with citizenfour and crisis hotline.
Callers to the national suicide prevention lifeline receive the message that if they are a us veteran or are concerned about a us veteran, they should press 1. Veterans press 1 is a harrowing and emotional documentary from director ellen goosenberg kent. Counselors provide support, guidance and hope to despondent servicemen dealing with emotional, physical and financial troubles. Veterans press 1, takes us past the cubicles and down the hallways at the veterans crisis line center based in canandaigua, n. With 41,149 americans lost to suicide in 20 alone, it is a battle that cuts across. The veterans crisis line connects service members and veterans in crisis, as well as their family members and friends, with qualified, caring va responders through a confidential tollfree hotline, online chat, or textmessaging service. It won the academy award for best documentary short subject at the 87th academy awards. Crisis hotline received an oscar and i was interested in finding out what the movie was all about so i ordered it on amazon. Now, many military veterans must turn to the unique services of the veterans crisis line to help with their own personal and professional traumas at home. Heartbreaking hbo documentary sheds light on the hidden. It is a very short documentary film based on a limited amount of time at a hotline for veterans, and in the short time of the film it brings home the honest results of how the war has effected many veterans and the many. Underscoring the breadth of hbo documentaries, the networks monday series will in the next two weeks air crisis hotline. The first such service was founded in england in 1953 and such hotlines have existed in most major cities of the english speaking world at least since the mid1970s.
Veterans press 1 20 counselors provide support, guidance and hope to despondent servicemen dealing with emotional, physical and financial troubles. The veterans crisis line was established six years ago to try and slow the flood of veteran suicides a new hbo documentary, crisis hotline. This documentary profiles several veterans crisis line counselors who work the phones of this 24hour service, providing support, guidance, and hope to active and retired servicemen dealing with emotional, physical and financial troubles. This documentary profiles several veterans crisis line counselors who work the phones of this 24hour service, providing support, guidance, and. Based in canandaigua, ny and open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, the veterans crisis line receives more than 22,000 calls each month from veterans of all. Hunting down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the ellen goosenberg kentdirected movie. Its a film from hbo pictures called crisis hotline.
Call the veterans crisis line at 1 8002738255 and press 1 or text to 838255. Suicide prevention shareable materials veterans crisis line. On my way to work everyday i pass a sign by the va for the crisis hotline press 1 and i think of this movie. Despite that, director ellen goosenberg kent, a documentarian with a 20 years career of creating films like wartorn. This documentary profiles several veterans crisis line counselors who work the phones of this 24hour service, providing support, guidance, and hope to active and retired servicemen dealing with. An unflinching look at a growing problem in america. While only 1 % of americans has served in the military, former service members account for 20% of all suicides in the u.
Veterans press 1 20 clocks in at 40 minutes long for a short film, but short for a fulllength documentary. Call the veterans crisis line at 1 8002738255 and press 1, text to 838255, or chat online 247365. Free, confidential support for veterans in crisis and their families and friends. Veterans press 1, its latest depressing commemoration of veteran. The statistics presented at the beginning of the film are shocking and they remind us of the seriousness of the issue regarding ptsd. Watch videos from va and other veteranserving organizations to learn more about. Watch the veterans press 1 documentary, available for download on itunes and amazon prime. Veterans press 1 and other popular tv shows and movies including new releases, classics, hulu originals, and more. It has been a stealth awards run which sheila nevins currently the president of hbo documentary films but her involvement. Inside the epidemic of veteran suicide with crisis.
National domestic violence hotline call 800799safe 7233. But unlike most of the other films, this one promotes change and. Discovering a streaming service to buy, rent, download. The first of the films in the special showing this year of the oscarnominated documentary shorts is the best of the lot and my pick to win the oscar. Veterans press 1 spotlights the traumas endured by americas veterans, as seen through the work of the hotlines.
The filmmakers and hbo decided it was the perfect length, however, because of the presentation of the films material and the accomplishment of its goals. This documentary profiles several of the vcl counselors who work the phones of this 24hour service, providing support, guidance, and hope to active and retired servicemen dealing with. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. United ways 2 1 1 provides local 247 phone and online chat for any social service need. Based in canandaigua, ny and open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, the veterans crisis line receives more than 22,000 calls each month from veterans. Veterans press 1 spotlights the traumas endured by americas veterans, as seen through the work of the hotline s trained responders, who provide immediate intervention and support in hopes of saving the lives of service members. Counselors at the veterans crisis line open up about providing phone support to troubled military veterans. Veterans press 1 is a 20 documentary film about the veterans crisis line, directed by ellen goosenberg kent and produced by dana perry. Counselors at the veterans crisis line open up about providing phone support to troubled.
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