Citizens Commission on Human Rights of Florida (CCHR Florida)

SEE HOW TO GET TO CCHR FLORIDA’S

HUGE BLOCK PARTY-SEPT. 26TH

(6-8PM, DOORS OPEN AT 5:30)

Party Update: WD HAN will be performing live! 

Rap Singer Chill EB’s music video “Y’all Busted“

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDWP37mysBc

Come Here Chill EB live!

Dominque Garay

Sally Gatza

Have Fun and meet celebrity artists

Call 442-8820 to get your tickets NOW

Tickets-donation: $10

or $15 at the door

Children 12 and under attend for free

 2145 Sunnydale Blvd. Clw., Fl., 33756 (Postcard Mania building)

Y’all Busted T-shirts Available at the CCHR Florida website and office

 http://www.cchrflorida.org/busted.html

Check out the music video on ADHD here: 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDWP37mysBc

Pass the word! 

Lyrics below.

Chill E. B.

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When it comes to the mental health and pharmaceutical industries there are no czars, executive compensation caps or anti-trust policies.

On the contrary, with the passage of recent Mental Health Care legislation, Big Pharma now has free reign to develop and set their own pricing on new mental health drugs with government regulations that makes it illegal for the competition to offer less expensive and/or safer generic drugs for twelve years.  If only General Motors could get such a deal.

No other industry is provided the same privileges as Mental Health, particularly one that is built on a house of cards having absolutely no legitimate science behind it. (more…)

CCHR Florida’s Booklet

“A Safe Approach to

Mental Health Care”

         Only $5

        Buy Online

Comments from Dr. Dan Edumds on the CCHR Florida booklet. (more…)

The FDA is considering the reclassification of the device used to administer electroconvulsive therapy from its current category as a Class III medical device to Class II.

Class III medical devices have the most stringent regulatory controls. For Class III medical devices, sufficient information is not available to assure safety and effectiveness through the application of General Controls and Special Controls.

Class II medical devices are devices where General Controls are not sufficient to assure safety and effectiveness and existing methods/standards/guidance documents are available to provide assurances of safety and effectiveness. Examples of Class II devices include physiologic monitors, x-ray systems, gas analyzers, pumps, and surgical drapes. (more…)

From the Citizens Commission on Human Rights of Florida

To all of you who helped support CCHR Florida’s activities this past year. 

Thank you for forwarding our emails, posts and videos.

Thank you for contacting your legislators in support of more humane legislation regarding mental health issues.  (more…)

The Florida State Senate reported, “in 1971, the Florida Legislature passed into law the ‘Florida Mental Health Act,’ also known as the ‘Baker Act’ (chapter 394 [part I], F.S.). This Act brought about a dramatic and comprehensive revision of Florida’s mental health laws…” (Florida State Senate 2009)

This drastically changed the process of involuntary commitment, (also known as civil commitment) and the civil rights of individuals in psychiatric facilities.  There have been several revisions to the Baker Act since then.  The goal was to increase outpatient psychiatric care and significantly decrease involuntary commitment.  Yet beginning July 2004 through June 2007 there had been 71 orders for outpatient commitment and 41,997 adults having two or more 72-hour holds for observation in psychiatric institutions under Florida’s civil commitment law. (Petrila and Christy 2009)

Florida has a population of approximately 19 million.  In contrast, the State of New York has a population of over 19 million and in the five years following their new statutes on the subject only 10,000 individuals were referred for outpatient care.  And of those 10,000, only 4,041 petitions were actually filed; and 93% of those were granted. (Appelbaum 2005) (more…)