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01/01/1983 Documentary 0h 57m
70
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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.

  1. Ara Chekmayan

    Writer, Director

  2. Richard Kotuk

    Writer, Director

Top billed cast

  1. Peter Thomas

    Narrator (voice)

  2. Richard Kotuk

    Self - Reporter

  3. John Brooks

    Self

  4. Billy Calhoun

    Self

  5. Mary Calhoun

    Self

  6. Gerald Davidson

    Self

  7. Alice Dunn

    Self

  8. Kenneth Kaufman

    Self

  9. Brian Mcanally

    Self

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2025-06-21
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 each resident. It’s the lively Brian who is the poignant focus here, a lad whose behaviour vacillates from the friendly and charming to the violently temperamental and it’s tha...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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