by CCHR Florida | Nov 28, 2010 | Fraud, Psychiatric Abuse
U.S. Senator Grassley’s initial investigation focused on Miami psychiatrist Fernando Mendez-Villamil who wrote an average of 153 prescriptions a day for 18 months ending in March 2009. His prescriptions cost tax payers $43 Million from 2004-2009. On June 21,...
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 | Nov 22, 2010 | Children and Teens, Psychiatric Drugs
Catholic News Service Drug company greed puts kids at risk, US speaker tells Vatican meeting By Rita Fitch Nov 19, 2010 http://www.catholicreview.org/subpages/storyworldnew-new.aspx?action=9117 VATICAN CITY – The Catholic Church may be the only organization that...
by CCHR Florida | Nov 16, 2010 | Psychiatric Drugs
Big pharma has a PR problem. This was a topic of concern at ExL Pharma’s Digital Pharma conference last month. Specifically discussed, were the lawsuits filed against AstraZenca concerning side effects from their antipsychotic, Seroquel. An article in the...
by CCHR Florida | Nov 16, 2010 | Psychiatric Drugs
U.S. Grassley’s investigation started with a Miami Psychiatrist who wrote $43 Million worth of prescriptions from 2004-2009. It was calculated that psychiatrist Fernando Mendez-Villamil wrote an average of 153 prescriptions a day for 18 months ending in March...
by CCHR Florida | Nov 9, 2010 | Rights
The Mother’s Act, or Mom’s Opportunity to Access Health, Education, Research and Support for Postpartum Depression Act has one bit of truth in its full name. It does support depression. Just ask Amy Philo.1 When Amy’s newborn had a severe reaction to a formula given...
by CCHR Florida | Nov 5, 2010 | Psychiatric Abuse
It started with the high prescribing Miami alienist* who wrote 284,908 prescriptions over the past six years which cost Florida taxpayers $43 million. See here: https://www.cchrflorida.org/blog/tag/dr-fernando-mendez-villamil/ *Alienist – Psychiatrist;...
by CCHR Florida | Nov 3, 2010 | Children and Teens, Psychiatric Disorders
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; is it real? ADHD has become a buzz word, often used to describe children and even adults who are creative, easily distracted or unable to limit their behavior or thoughts to a single task or situation. It has become a...
by CCHR Florida | Nov 3, 2010 | Psychiatric Disorders
What is the source of ADHD? Does anyone know for a fact? Psychiatrists will list out the many symptoms, but where is the information that shows where those symptoms are coming from? Where is the test? Keeping that in mind, in an article entitled “8 ADHD Culprits...
by CCHR Florida | Oct 28, 2010 | Children and Teens, Elderly, Psychiatric Drugs
Did you know that drug companies make 14.6 BILLION dollars annually on just antipsychotics alone? That’s more than any other class of drug. It didn’t used to be that way. Antipsychotics used to be prescribed only for the severely “mentally ill” but now according to...
by CCHR Florida | Aug 15, 2009 | Legislation
Help stop psychiatric harm and abuse of children. · Sign the pledge Email your Senators and Representative. · Find who they are PLACING OUR CHILDREN IN THE HANDS OF PSYCHIATRY Wednesday, August 5, 2009 Subcommittees in the House and Senate have worked on two versions...
by CCHR Florida | Aug 14, 2009 | Children and Teens, Psychiatric Drugs
MedWatch Written by Mental Health Advocate and Executive Director of The Citizens Commission on Human Rights of Florida Laurie Anspach Psychiatry would have us believe that children can be justifiably used as guinea pigs for their experimental use of mind-altering...
by CCHR Florida | Aug 13, 2009 | Children and Teens
Florida’s mental health system for foster kids relies far too often on drugs, with little oversight, according to a draft report on the suicide of 7-year-old Gabriel Myers. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/southflorida/story/1183698.html BY CAROL MARBIN MILLER...
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
Gov. Charlie Crist urged to stop ‘chemical restraint’ of foster kids http://ping.fm/7ho8j A pair of adoptive parents are urging Gov. Charlie Crist and lawmakers to stop the `chemical restraint’ of children in state care. BY MARC CAPUTO Herald/Times...