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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.

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Released
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English
  • schizophrenia
  • autism
  • mental institution
  • mental illness
  • treatment of mental disorders

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United States of America

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  • United StatesUS

    • TVPBS4 May 1983

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Children of Darkness was released on 4 May 1983.

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    CinemaSerf

    6/21/2025

    7/10

    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 cares for over 150 young people with a budget of $13.5 million which roughly equates to just shy of $85,000 to feed, house and medicate ea…

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