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    ‘Take Care of Maya’ Tells a Harrowing Story of Loss in the Child-Welfare System

    The documentary examines how one child’s rare diagnosis led to abuse allegations in a Florida hospital.
    By Ingrid Ostby
    June 15, 2023

Content warning: This documentary details child-abuse accusations, suicide and pediatric pain. 

In 2016 Jack and Beata Kowalski took their daughter, Maya, to a hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida. The 10-year-old was admitted to the ER with a severe stomachache. Instead of a quick hospital stay, Maya was taken from her parents and kept there. The tragedy that unfolded next is the subject of the investigative documentary Take Care of Maya, a troubling exploration of how a fractured healthcare industry tore a family apart. The film is told from the Kowalski family perspective, and was directed by Henry Roosevelt (Native Boy). 

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Take Care of Maya will be available to stream June 19. 

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