America

A troubled teen learns to confront his demons and begin a new life, thanks to the help of his therapist., Drama about a psychiatrist at a youth treatment centre who forms a bond with one of her patients, a boy called America. Through their sessions together, she helps him come to terms with his unstable upbringing, past abuse, his mother’s repeated abandonment and drug addiction, and his struggles with school work and anger management., A therapist (Rosie O’Donnell) helps a troubled teen named America (Philip Johnson), who has spent his entire life in the foster-care system, confront his painful past. Ruby Dee also stars. O’Donnell served as an executive producer., In America, Dr. Maureen Brennan, a psychiatrist at a youth treatment center, encounters her newest patient, a bi-racial boy named America. Through their sessions, Dr. Brennan helps America come to terms with his roller-coaster life. Lagging behind in school and full of anger, America retreats further away from society after years of sexual abuse. After attempting suicide, America is placed in a treatment center where Dr. Brennan helps him open up about his painful past and discover the support and courage he needs to get his life back on track., Dr. Maureen Brennan, a psychiatrist at a youth treatment centre, encounters her newest patient, a 16-year-old biracial boy named America. Through their sessions, Dr. Brennan helps America come to terms with his roller-coaster life, which began when he was taken by authorities from his crack-addicted mother and placed into foster care as an infant., In this made-for-TV movie from the Lifetime Channel, Rosie O’Donnell stars as Dr. Maureen Brennan, a child psychiatrist who helps a 16-year-old boy named America (Philip Johnson) overcome years of childhood trauma, including growing up with a crack-addicted mother and being shuffled through a series of foster homes. The teleplay is based on a novel by E.R. Frank, who used her real-life experiences as a social worker as the basis for this tragic but ultimately hopeful story of transformative healing.