Mental Health Watchdog on a Crusade to Protect Children from Illegal Baker Acts

by CCHR Florida | Aug 16, 2018 | Baker Act, Children and Teens, Psychiatric Abuse, Rights

Seen as a statewide crisis, 32,763 involuntary examinations were initiated on children during 2016-2017 according to a report recently released by the Baker Act Reporting Center. The Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR), a non-profit mental health watchdog...

CCHR Calling for Ban on Torturous Electroconvulsive Therapy

by CCHR Florida | Aug 3, 2018 | Children and Teens, ECT, Elderly, Mental Illness, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Disorders

Mental Health Watchdog calls upon the FDA to ban the ECT device from use after finding electroshock causes brain damage, memory loss and death. The mental health watchdog Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) of Florida announced its support of the nationwide...

Mental Health Watchdog Hosts Baker Act Defense Attorney Symposium

by CCHR Florida | Jul 12, 2018 | Baker Act, Children and Teens, Elderly, Rights

The Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) hosted a conference on the Florida mental health law for defense attorneys for the purpose of discussing strategies to effectively serve families and to eradicate violations of the law at the Fort Harrison Hotel in...

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 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 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...

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 Calls for Investigation into Link between Antidepressants and Teen Suicides

by CCHR Florida | Sep 27, 2017 | Children and Teens, Mental Illness, Psychiatric Disorders, Suicide

Galvanized by reports showing suicide to be the third leading cause of death for ages 10-24[i], the Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) of Florida, a non-profit mental health watchdog dedicated to the protection of children, is calling for an investigation into...

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...

CCHR Florida Sheds Light on Link Between Psychiatric Drugs and Suicide

by CCHR Florida | Sep 12, 2017 | Children and Teens, Mental Illness, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs, Suicide

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 a month long open house in recognition of World Suicide Prevention Day in...

Mental Health Stigma Created by Psychiatry

by CCHR Florida | Aug 21, 2017 | Alternatives, Children and Teens, Fraud, Legislation, Mental Health Screening, Mental Illness, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs

When $20.4 million in federal funding for mental health services in Florida expired recently, those tied directly to this tax-payer funded care began a predictable and loud outcry. Stacey Cook-Hawk, CEO of Salus Care, a Mental Health and Addiction facility in...

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...

Psychiatric Drugs Behind Teen Tragedy

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

There is no argument that Michelle Carter urged her 18 year old boyfriend, Conrad Roy III, to commit suicide. But some are asking if psychiatric drugs were responsible for her uncaring attitude towards Conrad. On the surface, the facts are agonizingly clear; a young...

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...