by CCHR Florida | Jun 3, 2021 | Psychiatric Disorders
Many people do not realize that individuals with actual physical ailments are misdiagnosed as having a mental disorder all the time. It is a huge problem recognized by the medical and psychiatric community. [1] Unfortunately, it is also a dangerous problem with those...
by CCHR Florida | Mar 23, 2021 | Mental Health Screening, Suicide
Spending in the mental health market has increased by 52.1% since 2009 yet U.S. suicide rates hit a 50-year historical high. In 2018, there were an estimated 1.4 million suicide attempts and more than 48,000 deaths by suicide, making it the tenth leading cause of...
by CCHR Florida | Jan 27, 2021 | Fraud, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs
Reports show that vital information regarding the safety of antidepressants has been suppressed by pharmaceutical companies. The Florida chapter of the Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR), is concerned that vital information has been withheld from the medical...
by CCHR Florida | Dec 30, 2020 | Suicide
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) states that the holiday suicide myth supports misinformation about suicide and might actually hinder prevention efforts. Suicide is a recognized problem in the United States and it does not seem to be improving despite the...
by CCHR Florida | Apr 9, 2020 | ECT, Legislation
The Florida chapter of the Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR), a mental health watchdog that investigates and exposes abuses in the mental health industry, held a two-day exhibit on electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), also known as electroshock, in the Florida...
by Mark Ferguson | Feb 6, 2020
Parents' Bill of RightsOn July 1, 2021, Florida’s Parents’ Bill of Rights became law. As a parent, you need to know and understand these rights. CCHR has created a series of 15-30 second videos to help explain some of these rights as well as a simple booklet that can...
by CCHR Florida | Oct 27, 2019 | Acadia, Baker Act, Mental Health Screening, Psychiatric Abuse, Rights, Sequel, Universal Health Services
Involuntary commitment laws are being used to detain mental health patients for profit, with the Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) saying the system needs to be overhauled and stringent penalties put in place to stem the fraud and abuse. The group applauds...
by CCHR Florida | Oct 21, 2019 | ECT
Summing up a five-part series of articles exposing the dangers of electroshock treatment (ECT) on its public information blog, TruthAboutECT, mental health watchdog, Citizens Commission on Human Rights International (CCHR) calls for an overhaul of the Food and Drug...
by CCHR Florida | Oct 7, 2019 | ECT
In an ongoing series exposing the dangers of electroshock treatment (ECT) administered to over 100,000 Americans each year, including children, Citizens Commission on Human Rights International (CCHR), says Congress and State Legislators are being misled about the...
by CCHR Florida | Sep 30, 2019 | Baker Act, ECT, Rights
In a continuing series about the use of electroshock treatment (ECT) and this practice putting at risk a reported 100,000 Americans every year, Citizens Commission on Human Rights International (CCHR), a mental health industry watchdog, says electroshock can be given...
by CCHR Florida | Sep 8, 2019 | ECT, Mental Illness, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs, Rights, Suicide
The mental health industry watchdog, Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) has been investigating what it says is harm in the name of “mental healthcare” for 50 years. Whether it is psychotropic drugs being linked to many mass shootings and stabbings, or the use...
by CCHR Florida | Jun 11, 2019 | Psychiatric Drugs
Federal health regulators announced in April 2019 that manufacturers of certain sleeping pills must now include a “black box” warning alerting consumers of the potential for serious or life-threatening side effects. This is what the agency’s safety alert says:...
by CCHR Florida | Apr 30, 2019 | Children and Teens, ECT, Psychiatric Disorders
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a device to zap a low-level electrical pulse through the forehead of 7-12 year olds as treatment for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). [1] But the mental health watchdog, Citizens Commission on Human...
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...
by CCHR Florida | Sep 11, 2017 | Fraud, Mental Illness, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Drugs
While those involved in Florida’s Mental Health System are reeling from the cut of millions of dollars from their budget,[i] many others are breathing a sigh of relief. After all, the psychiatric profession openly admits they cannot effectively diagnose or cure...