Monthly Archives: March 2010

Urgent-Florida Action Alert to tighten access to psychiatric drugs

Posted on March 24, 2010 by CCHR Florida

Please urge the below House Representatives to schedule and vote YES on the Gabriel Myers Bill – House Bill 1567   (Senator Storms lets you know what you can say to the legislators, to get this bill moving, in bold, below)   … Continue reading →

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Florida Legislature moves to limit reliance on psychiatric drugs

Posted on March 19, 2010 by CCHR Florida

 Please urge the below House Representatives on the Health Care Services Policy Committee to schedule the Gabriel Myers Bill – House Bill 1567 and vote YES.                           State … Continue reading →

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CBS NEWS-Florida Bill Looks To Tighten Access To Psychiatric Drugs

Posted on March 19, 2010 by CCHR Florida

Congratulations!  Today, the Florida Senate’s Children, Families and Elder Affairs Committee voted unanimously to approve the Gabriel Myers Bill, Senate Bill 2718. It still needs to go through 2 other Senate Committees.                    … Continue reading →

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Gabriel Myers’ Psychiatrist Gets Warning From FDA

Posted on March 16, 2010 by CCHR Florida

Two important messages, below   Miami Herald MENTAL HEALTH Psychiatrist gets warning from FDA The psychiatrist who treated the Broward foster child who killed himself last year is now in hot water with the FDA.   (full article below)   … Continue reading →

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Action Alert: Stop the ‘Mental’ Health Care Bill

Posted on March 15, 2010 by CCHR Florida

ACTION ALERT: CONTACT YOUR LEGISLATORS WITHIN YOUR DISTRICT  STOP THE MENTAL HEALTH SCREENING PROGRAMS IN THE FEDERAL HEALTH  CARE BILL     The New York Times Millions Spent to Sway Democrats on Health Care Published: March 14, 2010   “…pharmaceutical companies made a … Continue reading →

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Be The Champions For Florida’s Children – April 16, 2010 – 7pm

Posted on March 9, 2010 by CCHR Florida

Be A Champion for Florida’s Children   Candlelight Vigil  April 16th, 7pm-8:30pm  At the bridge from Clearwater to Clearwater Beach  (city parking near the courthouse)    In Memory of Gabriel Myers and the Right to Informed Consent     Hosted by … Continue reading →

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Candlelight Vigil – In the name of Florida’s Foster Care Children

Posted on March 4, 2010 by CCHR Florida

Please Call 727-442-8820 or email Laurie@cchrflorida.org to confirm your attendance and also your friends and co-workers.    

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CCHR Florida has Something New for You

Posted on March 3, 2010 by CCHR Florida

CCHR Florida has just implemented a new webpage that allows you to give a gift to one of your customers, your friends or your loved ones.    For companies that acknowledge their customer’s birthday, anniversary or any other occassion, you … Continue reading →

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Florida Legislators seek crack down on child drugging

Posted on March 2, 2010 by CCHR Florida

Comments on the below article can be made here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/03/02/1507445/regulations-sought-for-foster.html   Miami Herald FLORIDA LEGISLATURE Regulations sought for foster kids prescribed psychiatric drugs March 2, 2010   In the wake of a Broward child’s death, state lawmakers will consider a … Continue reading →

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DSM V: Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders – 5th Edition

Posted on March 2, 2010 by CCHR Florida

The DSM V, fifth edition of The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders is being worked on by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) for release in 2013.  Again, they continue to sit around making up things as they go.  This … Continue reading →

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