Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert A. McDonald recently issued a statement on the Oscar win for the HBO documentary 'Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1,' which highlights the life-saving work of the Veterans Crisis Line. The statement is available on the VA website at www.va.gov/opa/pressrel/pressrelease.cfm?id=2679. For more information on the Veterans Crisis Line, visit the Veterans Crisis Line website at www.veteranscrisisline.net. If you are in crisis, or know someone who is, call the Veterans Crisis Line toll-free at 1-800-273-8255 and press 1. If you are deaf or hard of hearing, call TTY toll-free 1-800-799-4889. Or chat online at www.veteranscrisisline.net/ChatTermsOfService.aspx, or send a text message to 838255. Confidential support is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
For more details on the film 'Crisis Hotline,' see this Military.com news article.