Citizens Commission on Human Rights, CCHR

Veteran's Rights Seminar
2022-12-14 17:30 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | CCHR Florida, 109 N. Fort Harrison Ave, Clearwater, FL, 33756, United States
Everyone has heard of PTSD. What you may not hear is that today, with militaries of the world awash in psychiatry and psychotropic medication, 22 veterans are committing suicide every day. But, why?

“We have never drugged our troops to this extent and the current increase in suicides is not a coincidence.” – Lt. Col. Bart Billings, Clinical Psychologist, U.S. Army Reserve, Ret.

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The same drugs our soldiers are being prescribed have been linked to the recent military base shooting tragedies. Psychiatrists say to remedy these senseless acts of violence we need more psychiatry. But should we trust them?
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See excerpts from an award winning documentary The Hidden Enemy to find out what the real hidden enemy is of our country’s heroes.
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You can watch the trailer at http://www.cchr.org/documentaries/the-hidden-enemy.html
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Complimentary refreshments served.

For any questions, please email: info@cchrflorida.org
Or call: (727) 442-8820

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Foster Kids & the Baker Act
2023-01-11 17:30 - 19:00
Complimentary Seminar on the use of the Baker Act and medication management in the Florida Foster Care System.

Join us for a complimentary Seminar.

In Florida, there are currently about 19,000 children in foster care. The average age is 10. About 50% will not complete high school and almost 95% will never earn a college degree. With nearly 400,000 foster kids in the foster care system in the United States, 75 % of 17 y-olds have changed schools over 5 times.

Millions from taxpayer funds are invested in this system every year, yet there are still numerous foster kids lacking stability, good health and guidance in order to “age-out” of the system safely and thrive in life.

Has privatizing the foster care system really helped protect these vulnerable kids?

This conversation shine a light on what Florida foster kids go through.

As Case Workers, Guardian Ad Litem, Caregivers and even Foster Parents, you all deserve to be part of this conversation.

Specific Learning Objectives:

• Understand what happens to foster kids when they are in the foster care system.

• Hear examples on how certain parents, guardians and caregivers have navigated this system for the benefit of foster kids.

• Identify the basic children’s rights impacted in foster care.

• Learn about the laws regarding involuntary psychiatric examinations and medication prescription within the foster care system.

Host:
The Citizens Commission on Human Rights of Florida (CCHR) is a non-profit, non-political, non-religious mental health watchdog organization dedicated to the restoration of human rights in the mental health industry.

Wednesday, January 11th, 2022 at 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM

Submit your questions to: info@cchrflorida.org

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The Baker Act Seminar
2023-01-14 14:00 - 15:30
Join us for a complimentary Seminar.

The Baker Act in Florida allows a child, an adult or an elder to be involuntarily sent for a psychiatric examination.

This seminar is designed to provide mental health providers with a thorough understanding of the Florida Mental Health Act (Baker Act) including its history, use, impact on human rights and actions to take while protecting vulnerable persons and their rights.

Specific Learning Objectives:
1. Understand the legal context and intentions of the Baker Act.
2. Be able to describe the laws regarding involuntary examinations.
3. Be able to identify the basic human rights impacted by the Baker Act and the Act’s unintended consequences.
4. Obtain action steps to protect yourself, your children, and all those impacted by the Baker Act.

Our guest speaker:
Carmen Miller has been a private attorney in the Tampa Bay area for many years. She is an expert on the Baker Act and served for over 8 years as an Asst. Public Defender for the 13th Judicial District, Hillsborough County.

Host:
The Citizens Commission on Human Rights of Florida (CCHR) is a non-profit, non-political, non-religious mental health watchdog organization dedicated to the restoration of human rights in the mental health industry.

Saturday, January 14th, 2022 at 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

This live seminar is designed for:
· Mental Health Counselors
· Clinical Social Workers
· Marriage Family Therapists
· Master Social Workers
· Law Enforcement Officers
· School Staff

Submit your questions to: info@cchrflorida.org

© 2022 CCHR Florida. All Rights Reserved. CCHR, CCHR logo, and Citizens Commission on Human Rights are trademarks and service marks owned by Citizens Commission on Human Rights

Fallen Artists Gone Too Soon Seminar
2023-01-18 17:30 - 19:00
A seminar to take a look into some of the factors causing incredibly successful artists to suddenly ruin their careers if not their lives.

In the last several decades, we have all mourned the untimely deaths of great artists who enriched our lives, yet left before their work was done.

Luminaries of literature, the screen, the theater and the concert stage, names such as:

Ernest Hemingway
France’s great writer Antonin Artaud
Jazz singer Billie Holiday
Judy Garland
Marilyn Monroe
Vivien Leigh
Kurt Cobain
Michael Hutchence and many, many more.

Why would that be? Is there a common denominator?

This is a complimentary workshop to take a look at the lives of those incredible artists and to see what might have caused them to ruin their careers if not their lives.

Learning Objectives:

Learn about the life of some of the top performing artists in history.
Get familiar with various treatments they had to undego in order to continue their career.
Find out about how artists are treated today.
Discover historical and contemporary facts about the field of mental health.

Host:

The Citizens Commission on Human Rights of Florida (CCHR) is a non-profit, non-political, non-religious mental health watchdog organization dedicated to the restoration of human rights in the mental health industry.

Wednesday, January 18th, 2022 at 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM

This live seminar is designed for:

· Artists

· Parents

· Teachers

· Professionals in the entertainment industry

Submit your quesions to info@cchrflorida.org
© 2022 CCHR Florida. All Rights Reserved. CCHR, CCHR logo, and Citizens Commission on Human Rights are trademarks and service marks owned by Citizens Commission on Human Rights

Veterans' Rights Seminar
2023-01-22 14:00 - 15:30
A seminar on mental health and veteran rights.

The Florida chapter of the Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) is hosting a seminar on mental health and veteran rights on Sunday, January 22nd from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM EST at their headquarters located at 109 North Fort Harrison Avenue in downtown Clearwater.

The seminar is complimentary and refreshments will be served.

During the first 3 years of World War 2 only ten soldiers per 100,000 committed suicide a year while in 2021, research revealed that “that 30,177 active duty personnel and veterans who served in the military after 9/11 have died by suicide – compared to the 7,057 service members killed in combat in those same 20 years. That is, military suicide rates are four times higher than deaths that occurred during military operations”.

What could account for this tremendous discrepancy? How could it be that more than four times more vets and soldiers have killed themselves, than soldiers that were killed in action? Is there a hidden influence that could have contributed to this terrible reality?

Learning Objectives:
– Get familiar with some of the issues veterans are facing today.
– Find out to what degree over-using medication can affect our troops and the veterans’ community?
-Learn about veterans’ rights.
-Get informed about alternative solutions that exist for our veterans.

Submit your questions to info@cchrflorida.org
Or call: (727) 442-8820
© 2022 CCHR Florida. All Rights Reserved. CCHR, CCHR logo, and Citizens Commission on Human Rights are trademarks and service marks owned by Citizens Commission on Human Rights

The Baker Act Seminar
2023-03-08 08:00 - 17:00
Complimentary Seminar on the Florida Mental Health Law, the Baker Act. Hear from a Legal expert.

Join us for a complimentary Seminar.

The event will be available via zoom as well. Please make sure to register in order to receive a zoom invitation:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0oc–tpzIiHtwswT1gohgnuGZLDMytzGjT

The Baker Act in Florida allows a child, an adult or an elder to be involuntarily sent for a psychiatric examination.

This seminar is designed to provide mental health providers with a thorough understanding of the Florida Mental Health Act (Baker Act) including its history, use, impact on human rights and actions to take while protecting vulnerable persons and their rights.

Specific Learning Objectives:
1. Understand the legal context and intentions of the Baker Act.
2. Be able to describe the laws regarding involuntary examinations.
3. Be able to identify the basic human rights impacted by the Baker Act and the Act’s unintended consequences.
4. Obtain action steps to protect yourself, your children, and all those impacted by the Baker Act.

Our guest speaker:
Carmen Miller has been a private attorney in the Tampa Bay area for many years. She is an expert on the Baker Act and served for over 8 years as an Asst. Public Defender for the 13th Judicial District, Hillsborough County.

Host:
The Citizens Commission on Human Rights of Florida (CCHR) is a non-profit, non-political, non-religious mental health watchdog organization dedicated to the restoration of human rights in the mental health industry.

Wednesday, March 5th, 2023 at 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM

This live seminar is designed for:
· Mental Health Counselors
· Clinical Social Workers
· Marriage Family Therapists
· Master Social Workers
· Law Enforcement Officers
· School Staff

Submit your questions to: info@cchrflorida.org

© 2023 CCHR Florida. All Rights Reserved. CCHR, CCHR logo, and Citizens Commission on Human Rights are trademarks and service marks owned by Citizens Commission on Human Rights

The Baker Act and Parental Rights Webinar, Law updates
2023-04-24 09:30 - 10:30
Complimentary Webinar on the updates made to the Florida Mental Health Law, the Baker Act and an overview of Parental Rights in Florida.

Join us for a complimentary Zoom Webinar.

The Baker Act in Florida allows a child, an adult or an elder to be involuntarily sent for a psychiatric examination.

This webinar is designed to provide Law Enforcement Officers, School Resource Officers and School Personnel with a thorough understanding of the recent Florida legislative changes related to the Baker Act as it pertains to minors. It is also a refresher to the Florida Mental Health Act (Baker Act), its impact on human rights and protecting vulnerable persons and their rights.

Specific Learning Objectives:

1. Understand the legal context and intentions of the Baker Act.

2. Be able to describe the laws regarding involuntary examinations.

3. Be able to identify what parental rights impacted by the Baker Act and the Act’s unintended consequences.

4. Obtain action steps to preserve parental rights and safely use the Law.

Host:

The Citizens Commission on Human Rights of Florida (CCHR) is a non-profit, non-political, non-religious mental health watchdog organization dedicated to the restoration of human rights in the mental health industry.

Monday, May 1st, 2023 at 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM

This live webinar is designed for:
· Law Enforcement Officers
· Clinical Social Workers
· School Resource Officers
· School Personnel (counselors, administrative staff)

Submit your questions to: info@cchrflorida.org

© 2023 CCHR Florida. All Rights Reserved. CCHR, CCHR logo, and Citizens Commission on Human Rights are trademarks and service marks owned by Citizens Commission on Human Rights

Fallen Artists Gone Too Soon
2023-04-26 17:30 - 18:30
A seminar to take a look into some of the factors causing incredibly successful artists to suddenly ruin their careers if not their lives.

Join us for a live presentation in the CCHR office in Clearwater, FL.

The event is accessible via zoom as well. Make sure to register in order to receive a link to join in:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcvceivrzkvGNQ4J7I19OSIxRPnOQ85xkaA

In the last several decades, we have all mourned the untimely deaths of great artists who enriched our lives, yet left before their work was done.

Luminaries of literature, the screen, the theater and the concert stage, names such as:

Ernest Hemingway
France’s great writer Antonin Artaud
Jazz singer Billie Holiday
Judy Garland
Marilyn Monroe
Vivien Leigh
Kurt Cobain
Michael Hutchence and many, many more.

Why would that be? Is there a common denominator?

This is a complimentary workshop to take a look at the lives of those incredible artists and to see what might have caused them to ruin their careers if not their lives.

Learning Objectives:

Learn about the life of some of the top performing artists in history.
Get familiar with various treatments they had to undego in order to continue their career.
Find out about how artists are treated today.
Discover historical and contemporary facts about the field of mental health.

Host:

The Citizens Commission on Human Rights of Florida (CCHR) is a non-profit, non-political, non-religious mental health watchdog organization dedicated to the restoration of human rights in the mental health industry.

Wednesday, April 26th, 2023 at 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM

This live seminar is designed for:

· Artists

· Parents

· Teachers

· Professionals in the entertainment industry

If you cannot attend in person at the CCHR office in Clearwater, the event will be available on zoom.

Submit your quesions to info@cchrflorida.org
© 2023 CCHR Florida. All Rights Reserved. CCHR, CCHR logo, and Citizens Commission on Human Rights are trademarks and service marks owned by Citizens Commission on Human Rights

The Baker Act Seminar
2023-06-10 14:00 - 15:30
Complimentary Seminar on the Florida Mental Health Law, the Baker Act. Hear from a Legal expert
Join us for a complimentary Seminar.

The event will be available via zoom as well. Please make sure to register in order to receive a zoom invitation:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMkce6prTwpGtQ3jYXkQCTqtSu9msxXZvVi

The Baker Act in Florida allows a child, an adult or an elder to be involuntarily sent for a psychiatric examination.

This seminar is designed to provide mental health providers with a thorough understanding of the Florida Mental Health Act (Baker Act) including its history, use, impact on human rights and actions to take while protecting vulnerable persons and their rights.

Specific Learning Objectives:
1. Understand the legal context and intentions of the Baker Act.
2. Be able to describe the laws regarding involuntary examinations.
3. Be able to identify the basic human rights impacted by the Baker Act and the Act’s unintended consequences.
4. Obtain action steps to protect yourself, your children, and all those impacted by the Baker Act.

Our guest speaker:
Carmen Miller has been a private attorney in the Tampa Bay area for many years. She is an expert on the Baker Act and served for over 8 years as an Asst. Public Defender for the 13th Judicial District, Hillsborough County.

Host:
The Citizens Commission on Human Rights of Florida (CCHR) is a non-profit, non-political, non-religious mental health watchdog organization dedicated to the restoration of human rights in the mental health industry.

Saturday, June10th, 2023 at 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

This live seminar is designed for:
· Mental Health Counselors
· Clinical Social Workers
· Marriage Family Therapists
· Master Social Workers
· Law Enforcement Officers
· School Staff

Submit your questions to: info@cchrflorida.org

© 2023 CCHR Florida. All Rights Reserved. CCHR, CCHR logo, and Citizens Commission on Human Rights are trademarks and service marks owned by Citizens Commission on Human Rights

THE BAKER ACT: LEARN YOUR RIGHTS
2026-01-10 14:00 - 15:00

NATURAL SOLUTIONS TO MENTAL HEALTH
2026-01-25 17:00 - 18:00
