by CCHR Florida | Sep 10, 2012 | Alternatives, Children and Teens, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs, Suicide
Nicky Baker, Songwriter and international vocalist, performs her new song, “Just a Boy”! Many families are unaware that the mental health diagnoses of depression, ADHD, and the-like, have no medical test to evidence that they exist. Let’s help educate families...
by CCHR Florida | Jul 5, 2011 | Fraud, Psychiatric Abuse
Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, June 30, 2011 Miami-Area Psychiatrist Pleads Guilty for Role in $200 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme WASHINGTON – A Miami-area psychiatrist pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court...
by CCHR Florida | Dec 30, 2010 | Mental Health Screening, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs
Michael Phelps, an Olympic Gold Medal winner, has become a symbol of heroism for families across America! As a child, Michael, never sat still, never stopped asking questions, just wanting to go from one thing to another. His mother was told he had ADHD and agreed to...
by CCHR Florida | Nov 22, 2010 | Psychiatric Abuse
A woman set beds on fire in motel rooms, then got committed to the Florida State Hospital (psychiatric). There she was met by a FSH employee, psychologist Jeffrey Lynn Benoit, who had sex with her (a felony), he married her while Benoit was still married to another...
by CCHR Florida | Aug 12, 2009 | Children and Teens
Many of you may have been watching the Florida newspapers recently and seen the article that spoke about two parents who just adopted two children. They came forward on the day that Governor Crist was talking about adoption. The two parents were appalled at how many...
by CCHR Florida | Jul 23, 2009 | Children and Teens
Drug issue arises at Crist’s adoption roundtable http://ping.fm/QW1JF The kickoff for Gov. Charlie Crist’s “Explore Adoption Day,” celebrating what the governor’s office calls record-breaking adoption rates in Florida, didn’t go quite as planned. Crist and Lt. Gov....
by CCHR Florida | Jul 16, 2009 | Children and Teens
The Department of Children & Families’ (DCF) study about the lackadaisical use of medication for children shows the agency is taking seriously its mission to protect kids. It should follow through with hefty sanctions for those who ignored the law. Miami...
by CCHR Florida | Jul 7, 2009 | Children and Teens
Florida Times Union More parents, courts approve medication; some fear they aren’t informed decisions. By Brandon Larrabee Story updated at 12:24 PM on Monday, Jul. 6, 2009 TALLAHASSEE – As a task force examining the use of psychiatric drugs by foster...