Behind closed doors of psychiatric institutions in many impoverished countries, too many children and adults with mental disabilities live their lives in suffering and isolation. In Paraguay, autistic young men like Jorge and Julio have suffered at the hands of a system that has failed to understand and protect them.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Paraguay: Behind closed doors of psychiatric institutions, autistic children suffer at the hands of a system that has failed them (video)
This thought provoking and confronting video is produced by the United Nations. This is Jorge and Julio's story.
Behind closed doors of psychiatric institutions in many impoverished countries, too many children and adults with mental disabilities live their lives in suffering and isolation. In Paraguay, autistic young men like Jorge and Julio have suffered at the hands of a system that has failed to understand and protect them.
Behind closed doors of psychiatric institutions in many impoverished countries, too many children and adults with mental disabilities live their lives in suffering and isolation. In Paraguay, autistic young men like Jorge and Julio have suffered at the hands of a system that has failed to understand and protect them.
