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One South: Portrait Of A Psych Unit is a two-part docuseries that shows the patients and caregivers in the “One South” ward of the Northwell Zucker Hillside Hospital in Queens, New York. The program at One South is the only one in the country that caters exclusively to college students, and they have partnered with dozens of area colleges, who recommend the program to students who they identify as having mental health problems.

Opening Shot: We pan down from the view of a blue sky, to a view of it from what looks like a hospital window.

The Gist:The patients that are shown on camera have all agreed to let their treatment be shown, though some have had their faces digitally altered. Many have had suicidal thoughts, and have suffered through some severe anxiety attacks along with the ideation that life was no longer worth living. The idea of what the staff tries to do is to give them some …