Baker Act Archives – Page 5 of 9 – Citizens Commission on Human Rights, CCHR

CCHR Warns Officials About Forced Drugging and Illegal Baker Acting in Florida

by CCHR Florida | Jul 3, 2018 | Baker Act, Children and Teens, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs, Rights

In response to the recent Investigations and federal court filings exposing the documented psychotropic abuse of immigrant children held at Shiloh Treatment Center south of Houston, as well as other such centers, the Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) is...

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...

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...

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...

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...

CCHR Florida Presents Humanitarian Award to an Attorney Dedicated to Stopping Mental Health Abuses

by CCHR Florida | Nov 16, 2017 | Baker Act, Children and Teens, Elderly, Legislation, Military & Veterans, Psychiatric Abuse, Rights

A prominent Florida attorney was presented with the CCHR Humanitarian Award during a banquet held at the historic Fort Harrison in downtown Clearwater for his work to expose and prevent fraudulent involuntary psychiatric examinations known as Baker Acts. Hundreds of...

CCHR Calling for Investigation into Violations of Law Meant to Protect Children

by CCHR Florida | Sep 18, 2017 | Baker Act, Children and Teens, Fraud, 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, is calling for an investigation into apparent violations by psychiatric hospitals of a...

Autism and Antidepressants

by CCHR Florida | Jul 17, 2017 | Baker Act, Children and Teens, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs

Per Merriam Webster, autism is “a variable developmental disorder that appears by age three and is characterized by impairment of the ability to form normal social relationships, by impairment of the ability to communicate with others, and by repetitive behavior...

New Florida Law Makes Giant Leap Forward To Secure Rights Of Children

by CCHR Florida | Jun 29, 2017 | Baker Act, Children and Teens, Fraud, Legislation, Mental Illness, Psychiatric Abuse, Rights

CLEARWATER, FL. June 27, 2017 – Acting as a strong voice working to protect children from unnecessary involuntary psychiatric examinations, commonly referred to as a Baker Act, CCHR applauds Florida lawmakers for making great strides in the restoration of human rights...

Crocodile Tears: Florida Mental Health Begs More University Funds

by CCHR Florida | Apr 11, 2017 | Baker Act, Mental Health Screening, Mental Illness, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs, Suicide

In a bid to gain more taxpayer money, University System of Florida members are recommending an expansion of their mental health programs on campus. Dr. Andy King, counseling center director for the University of Florida pleaded with lawmakers. “It may not be...

Mental Health Funding – Propping up a Fraudulent System

by CCHR Florida | Mar 26, 2017 | Baker Act, Fraud, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Drugs, Rights

PR men hired by pharmaceutical companies and psychiatric vested interests have created a false world peopled by millions of the “under served” mentally ill. According to NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) 1 out of 5 adults suffer from mental illness in any...

For-profit Psychiatric Hospitals Rake in Millions While Under Investigation for Fraud

by CCHR Florida | Mar 26, 2017 | Baker Act, Fraud, Psychiatric Abuse, Rights, Universal Health Services

For-profit psychiatric hospitals have continued cheating taxpayers and abusing government programs with fraudulent billing practices. At the same time they are piling up record profits, these facilities deliver terrible service to patients and create a dangerous...

CCHR Files over 2,300 Complaints on Psychiatric Abuse in Florida

by CCHR Florida | Mar 16, 2017 | Baker Act, ECT, Fraud, Psychiatric Abuse, Rights

The Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) of Florida, a non-profit mental health watchdog dedicated to the eradication of abuses committed under the guise of mental health, has filed over 2,300 complaints on psychiatric abuse in Florida in an ongoing effort to...

CCHR Florida Steps Up Campaign to Protect the Elderly from Harmful Baker Acting

by CCHR Florida | Mar 1, 2017 | Baker Act, Elderly, Rights

The Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR), a non-profit mental health watchdog dedicated to the eradication of abuses committed under the guise of mental health, stepped up a campaign launched in 2016 to educate the elderly on their rights under the mental health...

Baker Act Harms Elderly with Dementia and Alzheimer's

by CCHR Florida | Mar 1, 2017 | Baker Act, Elderly, Rights

The Baker Act, a Florida law which allows judges, law enforcement officers, doctors and mental health officials to initiate a process to involuntarily institutionalize those exhibiting mental illness is especially dangerous for the elderly. If an older person suffers...