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Don't Psychiatrists know what they're talking about?

by CCHR Florida | Jun 20, 2019 | Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs

Studies have shown that people tend to believe whatever their doctor tells them. This is sometimes called “white coat syndrome.” And despite numerous articles equating this with a blood pressure rise in the doctor’s office, the “syndrome” can be a truly...

Black Box Warning on Sleep Aids is not Enough

by CCHR Florida | Jun 11, 2019 | Psychiatric Drugs

Federal health regulators announced in April 2019 that manufacturers of certain sleeping pills must now include a “black box” warning alerting consumers of the potential for serious or life-threatening side effects. This is what the agency’s safety alert says:...

CCHR Calling for Stronger Informed Consent When Prescribing Psychiatric Drugs

by CCHR Florida | Jun 5, 2019 | DSM, ECT, Mental Health Screening, Mental Illness, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs, Rights

A recent study of 620,000 people in the U.S. has summarily debunked the claim that depression is genetic in origin. [1] “This study confirms that efforts to find a single gene or handful of genes which determine depression are doomed to fail,” says...

CCHR Exhibit Warns Lawmakers that Psychotropic Drugs May Contribute to Violence and Suicide

by CCHR Florida | May 30, 2019 | Mass Violence, Mental Health Screening, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs, Suicide

The Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR), a mental health watchdog dedicated to the protection of children, unveiled a new exhibit in Tallahassee designed to educate lawmakers on the dangerous side effects of psychiatric drugs and the possible connection between...

CCHR Led Hundreds of Protestors Outside Psychiatric Convention Demanding a Ban on Electroshock Treatment

by CCHR Florida | May 21, 2019 | Baker Act, ECT, Mental Health Screening, Mental Illness, Military & Veterans, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Drugs, Rights

Members of the mental health watchdog, Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) and others concerned about the continuing use of electroshock treatment on 100,000 Americans each year—some aged five or younger [1] marched through the streets of San Francisco on...

Rise in Suicides Prompts CCHR to Call for an Investigation into the Failure of Mental Health Programs

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...

CCHR Condemns FDA’S Approval of Electricity-Zapping for “ADHD” Kids

by CCHR Florida | Apr 30, 2019 | Children and Teens, ECT, Psychiatric Disorders

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a device to zap a low-level electrical pulse through the forehead of 7-12 year olds as treatment for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). [1] But the mental health watchdog, Citizens Commission on Human...

Hooked on Psychiatric Drugs? Mental Health Watchdog, CCHR, Advises Reporting the Abuse and to Take Action

by CCHR Florida | Apr 9, 2019 | DSM, Mass Violence, Mental Illness, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs, Rights

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR), a mental health watchdog—one of the first groups to expose the violence and suicide-inducing effects of antidepressants in 1989—are advising people to report psychotropic drug adverse...

Alternative Solutions to Mental Health Seminar

by CCHR Florida | Mar 14, 2019 | Alternatives

Come to this free seminar and learn about safe, healthy and alternative solutions to mental health. Delivered by a medical professional in the interest of improving society’s health and the future of our children. Monday, May 6th from 6:30pm until 8:00pm...

CCHR Warns Officials on Dangers of Mental Health Screenings

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...

CCHR Calls FDA Approval of Psychotropics & Electroshock a Colossal Conflict of Interest

by CCHR Florida | Mar 6, 2019 | ECT

The FDA’s continuing clearance of potentially dangerous psychotropic drugs and electroshock devices fuels a lucrative $35 billion a year industry. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is considering approving Johnson & Johnson’s (J&Js) new nasal spray...

CCHR Calls for Investigation Due to Sharp Increase in Psychiatric Drugging of Infants and Toddlers

by CCHR Florida | Feb 27, 2019 | Children and Teens, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs, Rights

The rate of psychiatric drugging of children has increased sharply despite the lack of evidence that these drugs are remotely safe for this age group prompting CCHR to call for an investigation. According to 2013 data from the IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics,...

CCHR Supports U.N. and Rights’ Groups Demand for Urgent FDA Ban on Skin Electric Shock Devices

by CCHR Florida | Dec 18, 2018 | ECT, Rights

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that it will ban a device that delivers painful electrical shocks to the skin to “modify” behavior in disabled students at the Judge Rotenberg Educational Center (JRC) in Massachusetts. In a publication of its upcoming...

CCHR Continues Fight to Reform Mental Health Law in Campaign to Protect Children

by CCHR Florida | Dec 2, 2018 | Baker Act, Children and Teens, Mental Health Screening, Psychiatric Abuse, Rights

The Florida chapter of the international mental health watchdog, Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR), has been working for years to create positive change in how the mental health law is applied to children and teens in order to protect children and parental...

CCHR Warns Officials: Mental Health Screening and Psychotropic Drugs Can Contribute to Violence

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...