Children of Darkness

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.

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

57 min

Cast:

Peter Thomas, Richard Kotuk, John Brooks

Quality:

HD

Director:

Ara Chekmayan, Richard Kotuk

Release:

1983

Country:

United States

Rating:

7.0