Darkest Hours

Darkest Hours Synopsis

In "Darkest Hours: The Crisis in Children's Mental Health Care," parents, teens, advocates and providers all share their horror stories about the lack of a system for children's mental health care. While the documentary focuses on Connecticut, this is a national crisis: kids spending night after night in the emergency room because of the lack of psychiatric beds in the state; waits of up to six months to get an appointment with a psychologist because of escalating demand; families dealing with managed care companies that continually deny coverage for necessary treatment. All of this - combined with the raw emotion of accepting the fact that their child is mentally ill and will likely face a lifetime of medication and therapy.

Film Credits

Producer

  1. Christina DeFranco

Photography by

  1. Gregg Monte

Editor

  1. Mark Ciesinski

Post Production by

  1. Time Code Editing

Special Thanks

  1. Time Code Editing
  2. Virginia Fisher
  3. Morgan Meltz
  4. Lorna Grivois
  5. Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York Presbyterian
  6. The Institute of Living
  7. Connecticut Children's Medical Center
  8. Connecticut Court Support Services Division
  9. Michael Hammond, LLC
  10. WTNH-TV

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