Children of Darkness

Jan 1, 1983

0h 57m

★ 6.9

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.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Thirteen

Children of Darkness Trailers

Cast

Narrator (voice)

Peter Thomas

Self - Reporter

Richard Kotuk

Self

John Brooks

Self

Billy Calhoun

Self

Mary Calhoun

Self

Gerald Davidson

Self

Alice Dunn

Self

Kenneth Kaufman

Self

Brian Mcanally

Self

Jim Mcanally

Self

Joseph Ricci

Self

Mark Williams

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