Children of Darkness

57 mins
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.

Rick Malkames

Camera Operator

Don Dixon

Thanks

Craig Mikhitarian

Camera Operator

Karen Butler

Associate Producer

Lawrence Mischel

Negative Cutter

Carol Jenkins

Researcher

David R. Loxton

Executive Producer

Lee Dichter

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Kathy Kline

Coordinating Producer

Joel Shapiro

Camera Operator

Bill Vasak

Assistant Camera

Maggie Kotuk

Art Designer

Anne Gorfinkel

Production Secretary

Cheryl Miller Houser

Associate Producer

Tony Cobbs

Assistant Camera

Debby Sargeant

Assistant Camera

Pedro Bonilla

Assistant Camera

Herb Forsberg

Assistant Camera

Chuck Levey

Director of Photography

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