The Baker Act Webinar (3 CE)

by CCHR Florida | Apr 12, 2021

Free Webinar on the Florida Mental Health Law, the Baker Act. Hear from a law expert. (3 CE Credits) About this Event 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...

Florida’s Foster Kids & the Baker Act.

by CCHR Florida | Feb 28, 2021

Join an instructional webinar for child advocates regarding the foster care system and the Baker Act. About this Event Please join us as we discuss options of improvement for the overall system and neglected children’s rights. In the United States,...

CCHR Calls Attention to Drugging of Millions of Children on the Heels of ADHD Awareness Month

by CCHR Florida | Nov 2, 2020 | Children and Teens, Mental Health Screening, Psychiatric Drugs

There are over 6.7 million US children being prescribed psychiatric drugs with more than 3.3 million of these children prescribed drugs for ADHD. The Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR), a non-profit mental health watchdog dedicated the protection of children,...

Hyperactivity and Weight Gain

by CCHR Florida | May 29, 2013 | Disabled Persons, Fraud, Mental Health Screening, Mental Illness, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs, Rights

Hyperactivity supposedly causes weight gain. According to a study recently conducted on two groups of men aged 41, it was discovered that those who had been diagnosed as ADHD carried almost 20 extra pounds, compared to those men free of the psychiatric label. But...

CCHR Florida on Bay News 9

by CCHR Florida | Apr 22, 2013 | Children and Teens, Disabled Persons, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs

CCHR Florida’s Television Commercial Thanks to the help of Bay News 9 and thanks to Dr. Richard Wallace at Bayside Urgent Care CCHR Florida’s commercial has now started airing all week long on Bay News 9! Take a look and pass it along! CCHR Florida has a...

Brand New Powerful Video from CCHR Florida

by CCHR Florida | Sep 12, 2012 | Alternatives, Baker Act, Children and Teens, Mental Health Screening, Mental Illness, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs, Rights, Suicide & Violence

The FDA places strong warnings on mental health drugs. Unfortunately most people are not fully informed of the risks of these drugs prior to taking them. This video will open your eyes to the truth about mental health drugs.

Nicky Baker "Just a Boy" OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO -Produced by CCHR FLORIDA

by CCHR Florida | Sep 10, 2012 | Alternatives, Children and Teens, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs, Suicide & Violence

Nicky Baker, Songwriter and international vocalist, performs her new song, “Just a Boy”! Many families are unaware that the mental health diagnoses of depression, ADHD, and the-like, have no medical test to evidence that they exist. Let’s help educate families...

Early ADHD Treatment Not Needed Nor Warranted

by CCHR Florida | Aug 24, 2012 | Alternatives, Children and Teens, DSM, Mental Health Screening, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs, Rights

It is true that children can be inattentive, unfocused, fidgety and hyperactive. Children are not adults and should not be expected to behave like one in class or any other place. Boys especially can have a lot of energy but it doesn’t mean they have a “mental disorder.”