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Children of Darkness (1983)

Children of Darkness (1983)

Documentary
Release Date: 1983, January 1
Directors: Richard Kotuk, Ara Chekmayan
Countries: United States of America
Production: Thirteen, Thirteen
Cast: John Brooks, Mark Williams, Joseph Ricci, Peter Thomas, Billy Calhoun, Mary Calhoun, Gerald Davidson, Alice Dunn, Kenneth Kaufman, Brian Mcanally, Jim Mcanally

Overview:

A significant number of American children and teenagers - from all social backgrounds - suffer from mental disorders, schizophrenia, autism and emotional problems, leading them to isolation from society while treating their issues in mental health facilities. But there's no end in sight for those young individuals when they face obstacles and mistreatment in inadequate places under the supervision of careless and inexperienced professionals. The documentary follows some of those public mental institutions and another private center dealing with troubled kids and reveals what's wrong with their procedures, and the irreparable harm they cause in those patients.

Keywords:

mental illness autism mental institution schizophrenia treatment of mental disorders