December 20, 2024 – CCHR International
Dec 20, 2024 · A new study reveals widespread misinformation about electroshock therapy among patients. Parents are similarly misled about ECT use on teens and children as young as…
After 76 Years, Patients Still Denied Human Rights in U.S. Psychiatry
Dec 13, 2024 · CCHR, established to uphold the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights, reports that 76 years after its adoption, patients are still subjected to inhuman and degrading treatment
Psychiatric Drugs: School Shootings And Other Acts Of Senseless ...
Read CCHR’s fully documented report Psychiatric Drugs: Create Violence & Suicide—School Shootings and Other Acts of Senseless Violence . Do psychiatric drugs play a role in school shootings and other senseless acts of violence? Although there can be numerous reasons for mass murder, violent crime, and suicide, with just as many solutions proposed to curb it and funding poured into its ...
About Us - CCHR International
Mission Statement: The Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) is a non-profit, non-political, non-religious mental health industry watchdog whose mission is to eradicate abuses committed under the guise of mental health. We work to ensure patient and consumer protections are enacted and upheld as there is rampant abuse in the field of mental health.
Forced into a Psych Ward: Know Your Rights Against Coercive …
Mar 8, 2024 · With hundreds of thousands of involuntary psychiatric holds in the U.S. annually, the mental health industry watchdog raises awareness about tools to protect against this abuse. By CCHR InternationalThe Mental Health Industry WatchdogMarch 8, 2024 The Citizens Commission on Human Rights International, a 55-year mental health industry watchdog, says it is important for individuals to
Number of U.S. Children Taking Psychiatric Drugs
ADHD Drugs 0-17 Years 3,155,441 0-5 Years 58,091 Age Breakdown: 0-1 Years 310
CCHR Seeks Redress for Those Forcibly Held and Harmed in …
Sep 5, 2024 · “The New York Times report reinforces the urgent need for bold intervention, including harsher penalties for abusive hospitals, revoking their licenses to involuntarily commit, shutting down facilities with repeated violations, and ensuring compensation for patients harmed by forced treatment—including those subjected to involuntary detainment.
Number of People Taking Psychiatric Drugs in the United States
Antidepressants . All Ages — 45,204,771 Age Breakdown: 0-1 Years — 7,811 2-3 Years — 12,137 4-5 Years — 18,911
CCHR Urges FDA Overhaul to End Psychiatric Drug and Device …
Nov 15, 2024 · “A comprehensive overhaul of the FDA’s review, approval and monitoring process for psychotropic drugs and psychiatric devices is vital to safeguarding public health and ensuring the protection of patients.
New Study Finds Antipsychotics Don’t Prevent but Actually Cause ...
Jul 21, 2020 · CCHR hopes study will put an end to the psychiatric practice of pre-drugging children with powerful psychotropic drugs to prevent the possible onset of a behavioral disorder. Experts condemn the practice as unscientific and harmful.