Are the Kids Alright
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Genre Documentary Duration Language English | Director Ellen Spiro Cinematography Ellen Spiro Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date June 24, 2004 (2004-06-24) Directors Ellen Spiro, Karen Bernstein Cast Mary Elizabeth De Ferreire, W. Jeanne Meurer, Melanie Gantt, James L. Boynton Producers Ellen Spiro, Karen Bernstein Similar movies Related Ellen Spiro movies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Are the Kids Alright? is a documentary film which explores mental health care for children and youths at risk in Texas. Filmmaker, Ellen Spiro, gained unprecedented and unique access to troubled children and their families, as well as the judicial, psychiatric and correctional institutions. By following several different families, the filmmakers document the results of the decline in the availability of mental health services for the youth who most desperately need it.
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Geisler, Erin. Professor’s documentary wins Emmy award: Spiro’s "Are the Kids Alright?" wins Lone Star Emmy. 2005-10-18. Retrieved 2007-6-22.
Hogg Foundation for Mental Health. Documentary Illustrates Issues of Children’s Mental Health in Texas. Hogg Foundation News. 2004 Spring/Summer . Vol. 38. Retrieved on 2007-6-22.