Children of Darkness

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Play Time: 57 mins
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Children of Darkness

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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.

Status: Released (1983-01-01)
Awards:Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 nomination total
Screen:Ara Chekmayan, Richard Kotuk
Productions: Thirteen
Production Countries: United States of America
Spoken Languages: English
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Statistically, there are some seriously scary numbers quoted here as we spend an hour with some of the seven million American kids who have some sort of learning or behavioural difficulties. Initially, we visit Pennsylvania’s Eastern State School - the largest in the nation - that ca ....

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