Is Suicide Prevention Helpful or Harmful?
The idea of suicide prevention is a good thing as no one wants a fellow human being to take their life instead of getting the help they need. However, what prevention techniques are available that actually work? Hope Witsell, an eighth-grade student in Ruskin,...Suicide, Mental Health Counseling and Parental Consent
Could Hope Witsell’s suicide have been prevented? The mental health counseling she received without her parent’s knowledge is an example of the dangers inherent in leaving parents out of the picture. Hope’s story is an excruciating tale of bullying by her...Bullying is Not the Cause of Teen Suicide
Haylee Fentress and Paige Behnke were best friends and eighth grade students at a rural Minnesota middle school. They recently both hung themselves while on a sleepover together. The moms as well as relatives were interviewed on the Today Show and bullying was the...CCHR Florida- Current Project To Prevent Child Suicide
If there is one thing that I believe we can all agree on, it’s that children committing suicide due to psychotropic medication is unacceptable and must stop. CCHR Florida has been meeting with many Florida families to get this important message to them....Paxil Side Effects: From Birth Defects to Suicide
In December of 2005, The FDA issued a warning about Paxil causing birth defects in infants whose mothers took this drug during the first trimester of pregnancy. The above linked website, appropriately named “Defective Drugs” mentions Paxil’s connection not only...Suicide as a Side Effect of Cymbalta
Cymbalta is the brand name for duloxetine, an antidepressant made by Eli Lilly. Side effects are expected while taking drugs, but Cymbalta has been singled out by the FDA because it has a HIGHER than expected rate of suicide attempts. Starting with the...Join CCHR Florida Today and Help Prevent Child Suicide
If there is one thing that I believe we can all agree on, it’s that children committing suicide due to psychotropic medication is unacceptable and must stop. Click on the link and select “Dead Wrong” to view the latest video entitled, “Dead...
Overruling the Baker Act
Confirmation of hospital’s position that a physician may override statutory Baker Act requirements A recent video deposition shared by a Florida attorney online clearly shows that the Baker Act Receiving Facility (BARF) involved clearly believes that they are...
Investigate the Link between Psychiatric Drugs and Senseless Violence
In support of Senate Bill 54: Use of Substances Affecting Cognitive Function CCHR is imploring officials to investigate the very real possibility that the dangerous side effects of psychotropic drugs are the bottom of these tragedies. For almost 30 years, CCHR has...Statement – SB 54: Use of Substances Affecting Cognitive Function
CCHR has found that a majority of those who have committed acts of violence such as the mass murders that have occurred in recent years, were either on or withdrawing from psychiatric drugs that come with warnings of dangerous side effects. The correlation is not...
Mental Health and the Protection of Children
Helping children in crisis and reducing youth suicide are two areas of concern that everyone agrees must be addressed. Unfortunately, the solutions of the past (screenings, more funding, the Baker Acting of kids) have not worked. Prior to 1997, existing...
Mental Health Watchdog Calling for a Ban on the Use of the Electroshock Machine in Florida
After a public records request revealed that children in the under 5 age group are given electroshock, the Citizens Commission on Human Rights is calling for a ban of its use, citing a lack of clinical studies on safety and effectiveness. Concerned citizens, business...
Mental Health Awareness Month Open House – Hosted by the Florida Chapter of CCHR
Held in the state headquarters located in Clearwater, the event hopes to education citizens on their mental health human rights and the reformation needed to protect those rights. Clearwater, FL, April 30, 2025 – The month of May is annually observed as “Mental...
Forced Psychiatric Treatment: Is Anyone Safe?
All 50 U.S. states and Washington, D.C. have laws that permit involuntary psychiatric treatment, based on several landmark Supreme Court cases. The premise is safety for society, yet the results are catastrophic. Empirical evidence A 2014 Danish registry study...Contact CCHR Florida
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