(Children of Darkness)

Content: 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.

Countries:

United States of America

Genres:

Documentary

Runtime:

57 minutes

Year:

1983

Directors:

Ara Chekmayan

Production companies:

Thirteen

Actors:

Narrator (voice)

Self - Reporter

Self

Self

Self

Crews:

Writer

Writer

Associate Producer

Producer

Associate Producer