by CCHR Florida | Oct 19, 2020 | Mental Health Screening, Psychiatric Drugs
Mental health observances feed a $795 billion-dollar industry and are more about profit and less about helping those in need. Each year the month of October is touted as National Depression and Mental Health Screening Month with the stated purposed to “bring awareness...
by CCHR Florida | Mar 13, 2019 | Children and Teens, Mental Health Screening
The Florida chapter of the Citizens Commission on Human Rights, CCHR, is cautioning decision makers on the use of mental health screenings in their efforts to counteract violence in schools and communities. Citing psychiatric admissions that mental health screenings...
by CCHR Florida | Nov 27, 2018 | Mass Violence, Mental Health Screening, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs, Suicide
The Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) is urging state authorities and educators not to adopt mental health screening in schools in the false hope that it could prevent acts of violence. Such screening could exacerbate the issue if it leads to children being...
by CCHR Florida | Apr 27, 2015
Ever heard of Murphy’s Law? Well, this is Murphy’s Bill and if anything can go wrong it will! Take a look:MORE THAN 29 MILLION A YEAR, OF OUR TAX PAYER DOLLARS, IS BEING PROPOSED TO GO INTO ENFORCED MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT FOR ALL AGES ALL THROUGHOUT THE...
by CCHR Florida | Mar 17, 2011 | Mental Health Screening
Information: Florida has a chance to opt out of the mandatory requirements of the Federal Health Care Bill. This Federal Bill has many mandatory mental health screening programs: click here to learn more about those programs...
by CCHR Florida | Apr 20, 2021 | Suicide
Spending in the mental health market has increased by 52.1% since 2009 yet U.S. suicide rates hit a 50-year historical high. In 2018, there were an estimated 1.4 million suicide attempts and more than 48,000 deaths by suicide, making it the tenth leading cause of...
by CCHR Florida | Mar 23, 2021 | Mental Health Screening, Suicide
Spending in the mental health market has increased by 52.1% since 2009 yet U.S. suicide rates hit a 50-year historical high. In 2018, there were an estimated 1.4 million suicide attempts and more than 48,000 deaths by suicide, making it the tenth leading cause of...
by CCHR Florida | Dec 9, 2020 | Baker Act, Parental Rights
Watchdog organization is calling the abusive use of the Baker Act a serious threat to mental health human rights in Florida. The most recent report on involuntary psychiatric examinations in Florida disclosed that there were over 200,000 during 2017/2018. This same...
by CCHR Florida | Aug 4, 2020 | Baker Act, Children and Teens, Parental Rights
Recognized across the state for their work in helping parents whose children have been taken to a psychiatric facility for involuntary examination under Florida’s mental health law, the Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) has launched a social media campaign...
by CCHR Florida | Jun 11, 2020 | Baker Act, Children and Teens, Parental Rights
As part of a campaign to educate parents on their rights, the Florida chapter of the Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR), a watchdog organization that exposes abuse in the mental health industry, launched a newly revised website earlier this year as part of a...
by CCHR Florida | May 27, 2020 | Mental Health Screening
Since 1949 the month of May has been touted as Mental Health Month for the stated purpose of educating people on mental health issues. However, the real motive behind this marketing comes into question when messages such as “the 7 biggest parenting mistakes that...
by CCHR Florida | May 12, 2020 | Baker Act, Children and Teens, Parental Rights
Last month the Citizens Commission on Human Rights of Florida (CCHR), launched a revised website and a campaign designed to help parents understand some of their rights. While parental rights have historically been viewed as fundamental, an erosion of these rights has...
by CCHR Florida | Apr 29, 2020 | Mental Health Screening, Psychiatric Drugs
With global sales reaching $76 billion a year, psychiatric treatment is one of the most lucrative businesses in the world and according to IMS Health, a company that provides information, services and technology for the healthcare industry, there are over 78 million...
by CCHR Florida | Apr 23, 2020 | Baker Act, Parental Rights
Earlier this month the Florida chapter of the Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR), an international mental health watchdog organization, launched a newly revised website designed to help parents understand some of the rights accorded to them under the law....
by CCHR Florida | May 20, 2019 | Children and Teens, Mental Health Screening, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs, Suicide
Since 1949 the month of May has been observed by mental health advocacy groups as Mental Health Awareness Month. Started by Mental Health American as a means of educating individuals on mental health issues for the purpose of providing support for those labeled as...