Hooked on Psychiatric Drugs? Mental Health Watchdog, CCHR, Advises Reporting the Abuse and to Take Action
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR), a mental health watchdog—one of the first groups to expose the violence and suicide-inducing effects of antidepressants in 1989—are advising people to report psychotropic drug adverse...
CCHR Warns Officials on Dangers of Mental Health Screenings
The Florida chapter of the Citizens Commission on Human Rights, CCHR, is cautioning decision makers on the use of mental health screenings in their efforts to counteract violence in schools and communities. Citing psychiatric admissions that mental health screenings...
CCHR Calls FDA Approval of Psychotropics & Electroshock a Colossal Conflict of Interest
The FDA’s continuing clearance of potentially dangerous psychotropic drugs and electroshock devices fuels a lucrative $35 billion a year industry. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is considering approving Johnson & Johnson’s (J&Js) new nasal spray...CCHR Warns Officials: Mental Health Screening and Psychotropic Drugs Can Contribute to Violence
The Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) is urging state authorities and educators not to adopt mental health screening in schools in the false hope that it could prevent acts of violence. Such screening could exacerbate the issue if it leads to children being...
CCHR: Veterans Get Damaging Mental Health Deal— Suicides increase & VA spends $1M on unsafe electroshock devices
The Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR), a non-profit mental health watchdog, is calling for an investigation into suicide-inducing psychotropic drugs and electroshock following a recent report showing that the suicide rate of veterans aged 18 to 34 jumped more...Fast-Rising Benzo Abuse Signals Another Psychiatric Drug Epidemic
Earlier this year, the Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) reported that benzodiazepines, commonly called benzos, were a factor in the deaths of Tom Petty, Prince, Heath Ledger, Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson and other creative artists. In the same article,...
CCHR’s “Psychiatric Drugs Create Violence & Suicide” Report—a Wakeup Call on Mass Violence
How many more tragedies and lost lives will it take for governments to recognize that in addition to any other investigations and actions they take in relation to mass acts of violence, for the sake of our communities and families, the increasing reports of...
CCHR Educates School Safety Conference Attendees on Psychiatric Drug Dangers
The Florida chapter of the Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR), a non-profit mental health watchdog dedicated to investigating and exposing abusive psychiatric practices in the mental health industry, educated hundreds of school officials, security...Are PTSD Suicides Connected to Psychiatric Drug Treatment?
June has been designated PTSD Awareness Month by the National Center for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The purpose of this designation is to increase awareness of “a mental health problem that may develop after a person has been exposed to … traumatic...
America the Drugged: A Nationwide Prescription Drug Epidemic
According to the Florida Medical Examiners Annual Report for 2016, drug related deaths increased in the state by 22% over 2015 and 5,725 of the deaths investigated were opioid-related deaths. That opioid use and abuse has become an epidemic in Florida and across the...
CCHR Calls Traditional Observance of Mental Health Month into Question
Started in 1949 by Mental Health America, “Mental Health Awareness Month” – as observed by mental health advocacy groups – is purported as a means of educating the populace on mental health issues for the purpose of education and providing support for those labeled as...
Mental Health Watchdog Releases New Report on Link Between Psychotropic Drugs & School/Mass Shootings
The mental health watchdog group, Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR)International is offering Law Enforcement Officers (LEOs) and school officials a free copy of its compelling new report about a common denominator found in many mass shootings: psychotropic...
Psychiatric Drugs and School Shootings
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...
Study Reports that Suicide Risk Assessments May Increase the Risk of 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 an open house this month at their center located at 109 N. Fort Harrison...Contact CCHR Florida
109 N. Fort Harrison Ave.
Clearwater, Florida 33755
Tel: 1-800-782-2878
