America the Drugged: A Nationwide Prescription Drug Epidemic

by CCHR Florida | May 30, 2018 | Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Drugs

According to the Florida Medical Examiners Annual Report for 2016, drug related deaths increased in the state by 22% over 2015 and 5,725 of the deaths investigated were opioid-related deaths. That opioid use and abuse has become an epidemic in Florida and across the...

CCHR Calls Traditional Observance of Mental Health Month into Question

by CCHR Florida | May 17, 2018 | Psychiatric Drugs

Started in 1949 by Mental Health America, “Mental Health Awareness Month” – as observed by mental health advocacy groups – is purported as a means of educating the populace on mental health issues for the purpose of education and providing support for those labeled as...

Mental Health Watchdog Warns Officials on Baker Act Rights Abuses

by CCHR Florida | Apr 26, 2018 | Baker Act, Mental Health Screening, Psychiatric Abuse, Rights

With reports surfacing that the number of citizens being Baker Acted is on the rise following the school shooting in Parkland, the Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) is cautioning those charged with executing an involuntary psychiatric examination to pay heed...

New York Times Exposes Antidepressant Scandal: Antidepressants are Addictive

by CCHR Florida | Apr 19, 2018 | Elderly, Mental Illness, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Drugs, Rights

Despite of protest from over 40 psychiatrists, the New York Times has published an in-depth investigative report of improper labeling and prescribing of antidepressants in the U.S., Britain and elsewhere. The article is headlined, “Most People Taking Antidepressants...

Mental Health Watchdog Releases New Report on Link Between Psychotropic Drugs & School/Mass Shootings

by CCHR Florida | Mar 23, 2018 | Mass Violence, Mental Illness, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs, Suicide & Violence

The mental health watchdog group, Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR)International is offering Law Enforcement Officers (LEOs) and school officials a free copy of its compelling new report about a common denominator found in many mass shootings: psychotropic...

Mental Health Fraud is a Booming Business in Florida

by CCHR Florida | Mar 22, 2018 | Fraud, Psychiatric Abuse

The Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) of Florida, a non-profit mental health watchdog dedicated to investigating and exposing abusive and fraudulent psychiatric practices in the mental health industry, is bringing attention to the need for an effective system...

Psychiatric Drugs and School Shootings

by CCHR Florida | Feb 27, 2018 | Baker Act, Mass Violence, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs

The Citizens Commission on Human Rights(CCHR) of Florida, a non-profit mental health watchdog dedicated to investigating and exposing abusive psychiatric practices in the name of mental healing, is calling upon Florida lawmakers to first investigate the plausible link...

Study Reports that Suicide Risk Assessments May Increase the Risk of Suicide

by CCHR Florida | Feb 13, 2018 | Mental Health Screening, Mental Illness, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs, Rights, Suicide & Violence

The Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) of Florida, a non-profit mental health watchdog that exposes human rights violations and is dedicated to the protection of children, is holding an open house this month at their center located at 109 N. Fort Harrison...

Mental Health Watchdog Continues to Fight for Children Who Remain Target of Baker Act Misuse

by CCHR Florida | Feb 13, 2018 | Baker Act, Children and Teens, Legislation, Mental Health Screening, Psychiatric Abuse, Rights

The Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) of Florida, a non-profit mental health watchdog that exposes human rights violations and is dedicated to the protection of children, applauds the Miami-Dade Schools Police Department for taking action following the...

CCHR Florida Exposes Psychiatric Ties to the Holocaust Using Acclaimed Documentary

by CCHR Florida | Feb 13, 2018 | Mental Health Screening, Mental Illness, Psychiatric Abuse, Rights

The Florida chapter of the Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR), a mental health watchdog organization dedicated exposing abuses in the field of mental health, co-hosted a complimentary dinner event in commemoration of International Holocaust Memorial Day on...

CCHR Florida To Host International Holocaust Memorial Day Commemoration

by CCHR Florida | Feb 13, 2018 | Psychiatric Abuse, Rights

The Citizens Commission on Human Rights(CCHR) of Florida, a nonprofit mental health watchdog organization dedicated to eradicating psychiatric abuses, will be participating in the International Holocaust Memorial Day commemoration on Friday, January 26, 2018 by...

Mental Health Watchdog Aims to Protect Elderly from Baker Act Abuse

by CCHR Florida | Jan 15, 2018 | Baker Act, Elderly, Mental Illness, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs

The Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) of Florida, a non-profit mental health watchdog dedicated to exposing human rights violations as well as protecting the elderly, applauds lawmakers for addressing the issue of Elder Abuse during the current legislative...

Florida Bills Could Force Taxpayers To Fund Harmful Psychiatric Services for First Responders

by CCHR Florida | Jan 8, 2018 | Alternatives, Legislation, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs, Suicide & Violence

Current Florida statutes require that there be clear and convincing evidence of mental or nervous injury to determine benefits under the state’s workers’ compensation law for Florida’s first responders. However, recent bills calling for revisions to the standard for...

Mental Health Watchdog Calling for Investigation into Psychiatric Drugging of Millions of Children

by CCHR Florida | Dec 21, 2017 | Children and Teens, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs

The Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) of Florida, a non-profit mental health watchdog dedicated to protection of children, is calling for an investigation into the heavy psychiatric drugging of children; especially foster children, in Florida. A report from...

ECT: The Ultimate Child Abuse

by CCHR Florida | Dec 21, 2017 | Children and Teens, ECT, Psychiatric Abuse, Rights

It is hard for many to believe that ECT is still legally performed. Yet many psychologists and psychiatrists still insist this barbaric “treatment” does something more than damage brains. For instance, Edward Shorter, PhD believes that sending up to 450 volts of...