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A crisis hotline is a phone number people can call to get immediate emergency telephone counseling, usually by trained volunteers. Veterans press 1 20 clocks in at 40 minutes long for a short film, but short for a fulllength documentary. You can chat with someone who understands by visiting our website at. Veterans press 1, a shortsubject documentary about the veterans crises line, the new yorkbased hotline established by congress in 2007. 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. Aug 19, 2015 despite that, director ellen goosenberg kent, a documentarian with a 20 years career of creating films like wartorn.
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