Screening: Crisis Hotline

Join New America NYC and Words After War for a screening of Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1 followed by a discussion with Ellen Goosenberg Kent, the film's director, and key veterans, advocates, and writers on the challenges facing so many of our veterans. We'll take a look at programs, resources and those dedicated helpers who work to keep our service men and women out of harm's way after they've left the battlefield.

Introductions:

Beth Dembitzer
Curator, Social Cinema@New America

Brandon Willitts
Co-founder and Executive Director, Words After War

Participants:

Ellen Goosenberg Kent
Director, Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1

Scott Thompson
Director, Veterans Mental Health Coalition
Assistant Director, National Traumatic Brain Injury and Emotional Wellness Alliance

Phoebe Gavin
Iraq War veteran
Curator, Upworthy

Phil Zabriskie
Author, The Kill Switch

Matt Gallagher
Former U.S Army captain and Iraq War veteran
Author, Kaboom: Embracing the Suck in A Savage Little War

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