Plot

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.

What if the most important conversation of your life is with a stranger? The Listeners follows a cadre of new volunteer trainees in crisis and suicide prevention as they learn to answer suicide hotlines. Through their eyes - and more importantly, their ears - the film examines mental health and suicide prevention strategies, volunteerism and the life-saving power of empathy.