by CCHR Florida | Aug 15, 2009 | Legislation
Help stop psychiatric harm and abuse of children. · Sign the pledge Email your Senators and Representative. · Find who they are PLACING OUR CHILDREN IN THE HANDS OF PSYCHIATRY Wednesday, August 5, 2009 Subcommittees in the House and Senate have worked on two versions...
by CCHR Florida | Aug 13, 2009 | Children and Teens
Florida’s mental health system for foster kids relies far too often on drugs, with little oversight, according to a draft report on the suicide of 7-year-old Gabriel Myers. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/southflorida/story/1183698.html BY CAROL MARBIN MILLER...
by CCHR Florida | Jul 7, 2009 | Children and Teens
Florida Times Union More parents, courts approve medication; some fear they aren’t informed decisions. By Brandon Larrabee Story updated at 12:24 PM on Monday, Jul. 6, 2009 TALLAHASSEE – As a task force examining the use of psychiatric drugs by foster...
by Mark Ferguson | Mar 23, 2026
News Listen to Me!Host: Pastor Jay J. RodriguezPublished: March 5, 2026The President for the Florida chapter of the Citizens Commission on Human Rights went on the air to talk about the newest documentary produced by CCHR. Titled, Prescription for Violence:...
by CCHR Florida | Jun 20, 2021
PTSD Awareness Month Open House, inviting those interested in learning more about alternative treatments to tour the museum. About this event PTSD Awareness Month is observed every June for the purpose of raising public awareness of Posttraumatic Stress...
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 | Nov 17, 2020 | Mental Health Screening, Suicide & Violence
As International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day approaches, the Florida chapter of the Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) is questioning the reliance on suicide risk assessments. Observed on November 21st this year, International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day...
by CCHR Florida | Oct 7, 2020 | Mental Health Screening, Suicide & Violence
September is nationally recognized as Suicide Awareness Month and the stated intention of this campaign is to “inform and engage health professionals and the general public about suicide prevention and warning signs of suicide”. [1] Each year one solution offered up...
by CCHR Florida | Oct 7, 2020 | Baker Act, Parental Rights, Rights
During a meeting of the Children’s Baker Act Task Force, it was revealed that a significant number of children sent for an involuntary psychiatric examination did not meet the criteria to be taken into custody. Unfortunately, this is not new information. The mental...
by CCHR Florida | Sep 1, 2020 | Mental Health Screening, Psychiatric Drugs, Suicide & Violence
Each year September is recognized as Suicide Awareness Month with September 6th through the 12th observed as National Suicide Prevention Week. The stated intention of these campaigns is to “inform and engage health professionals and the general public about suicide...
by CCHR Florida | May 20, 2020 | Mental Health Screening, Parental Rights, Suicide & Violence
Due to COVID-19, mental health advocates are predicting that “suicide is likely to become a more pressing concern as the pandemic spreads and has longer-term effects on the general population, the economy, and vulnerable groups”. One solution being offered up is...
by CCHR Florida | Apr 6, 2020 | Children and Teens, Mental Health Screening, Suicide & Violence
Suicide is the second-leading cause of death in young people in the US today and suicide risk assessment is often touted as the answer but experts in the field have repeatedly concluded that there is not any one scale that can predict who will commit suicide to any...
by CCHR Florida | Dec 12, 2019 | Mental Health Screening, Mental Illness, Psychiatric Drugs, Suicide & Violence
Each year an average of 44,965 people commit suicide in the United States making it the 10th leading cause of death for Americans. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), suicide deaths were more than double those due to homicides in 2015,...
by CCHR Florida | Jun 20, 2019 | DSM, Fraud, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs, Suicide & Violence
Interestingly, mental illness is not considered curable by those who supposedly treat it. In fact, according to the Psychiatric Bible (The DSM), there are hundreds of mental disorders. And not a single one of them has a promised cure. In medicine, there are certainly...
by CCHR Florida | Apr 11, 2017 | Baker Act, Mental Health Screening, Mental Illness, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs, Suicide & Violence
In a bid to gain more taxpayer money, University System of Florida members are recommending an expansion of their mental health programs on campus. Dr. Andy King, counseling center director for the University of Florida pleaded with lawmakers. “It may not be...