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C.A.L.M.
A powerful public information filler promoting CALM β a charity dedicated to preventing male suicide.
Overview
This hard-hitting film was made to raise awareness of a phone counselling service aimed at combating depression, run by the charity CALM - Campaign Against Living Miserably. The helpline still operates, though with reduced hours from those advertised in this film.
This government film is a public record, preserved and presented by the BFI National Archive on behalf of The National Archives, home to more than 1,000 years of British history.
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