The Listeners (2016)
• January 1st, 2016 • 1h 5min
Documentary
Overview
The Listeners follows new volunteer trainees in suicide prevention as they answer suicide hotlines. Through their eyes and ears the film examines mental health and suicide prevention, volunteerism and the life-saving power of empathy.
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