Citizens Commission on Human Rights, CCHR

The Baker Act and Parental Rights Webinar, Law updates
2023-04-24 09:30 - 10:30 (America/New_York) | CCHR Florida, 109 N. Fort Harrison Ave, Clearwater, FL, 33756, United States
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
2026-03-29 17:00 - 19:00, 2026-04-26 17:00 - 19:00, 2026-05-31 17:00 - 19:00, 2026-06-28 17:00 - 19:00, 2026-07-26 17:00 - 19:00, 2026-08-30 17:00 - 19:00, 2026-09-27 17:00 - 19:00, 2026-10-25 17:00 - 19:00

Empowering Veterans Networking Event
2026-04-19 17:00 - 18:30, 2026-05-17 17:00 - 18:30, 2026-06-21 17:00 - 18:30, 2026-07-19 17:00 - 18:30, 2026-08-16 17:00 - 18:30, 2026-09-20 17:00 - 18:30, 2026-10-18 17:00 - 18:30, 2026-11-22 17:00 - 18:30 and 1 more date
