Department of Children and Families Archives – Citizens Commission on Human Rights, CCHR

02 Dec

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

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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 ...

This year’s recipient of the prestigious CCHR Humanitarian Award was local attorney Mrs. Carmen Miller for her work to educate citizens on their rights under the mental health law.

06 Nov

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Humanitarian Award Presented to Attorney Committed to Fighting for Human Rights

by CCHR in All, Children, All, Department of Children and Families, All, Elderly, All, Involuntary Commitment, All, Mental Illness, All, Parents Rights, Patient Rights, All, Psychiatric Abuse, All, Take Action

Distinguished Florida attorney, Mrs. Carmen Miller, received the CCHR Humanitarian Award during a banquet held at the historic Fort Harrison in downtown Clearwater for her work in the fight to protect individuals from fraudulent involuntary psychiatric examinations known as Baker ...

12 Jul

3

Mental Health Watchdog Hosts Baker Act Defense Attorney Symposium

by CCHR in Baker Act, All, Children, All, Department of Children and Families, All, Florida Patient's Bill of Rights, All, Involuntary Commitment, All, Mental Health Human Rights, Patient Rights, Senior Citizens, All, The Baker Act

The Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) hosted a conference on the Florida mental health law for defense attorneys for the purpose of discussing strategies to effectively serve families and to eradicate violations of the law at the Fort Harrison ...

03 Jul

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CCHR Warns Officials About Forced Drugging and Illegal Baker Acting in Florida

by CCHR in All, Abilify, All, ADD, All, ADHD, All, Antidepressants, All, Antipsychotics, All, Children, All, Department of Children and Families, All, Involuntary Commitment, All, Psychiatric Abuse, All, Psychiatrists / Psychologists, All, Psychiatry

In response to the recent Investigations and federal court filings exposing the documented psychotropic abuse of immigrant children held at Shiloh Treatment Center south of Houston, as well as other such centers, the Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) is ...

13 Feb

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Mental Health Watchdog Continues to Fight for Children Who Remain Target of Baker Act Misuse

by CCHR in Baker Act, All, Children, All, Department of Children and Families, All, Florida Patient's Bill of Rights, All, Informed Consent, All, Involuntary Commitment, Involuntary Commitment, All, Legislation, All, Mental Health Human Rights, All, Parents Rights, Patient Rights, All, Psychiatric Abuse, All, Psychiatrists / Psychologists, All, Psychiatry, All, Schools, All, The Baker Act

The Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) of Florida, a non-profit mental health watchdog that exposes human rights violations and is dedicated to the protection of children, applauds the Miami-Dade Schools Police Department for taking action following the handcuffing of ...

29 Jun

1

New Florida Law Makes Giant Leap Forward To Secure Rights Of Children

by CCHR in Baker Act, All, Children, All, Department of Children and Families, All, Health Care, All, Involuntary Commitment, Involuntary Commitment, All, Legislation, All, Mental Health Human Rights, All, Mental Illness, All, News, All, Parents Rights, All, Psychiatry, All, Teens, All, The Baker Act

CLEARWATER, FL. June 27, 2017 – Acting as a strong voice working to protect children from unnecessary involuntary psychiatric examinations, commonly referred to as a Baker Act, CCHR applauds Florida lawmakers for making great strides in the restoration of human ...

07 Feb

2

CCHR Demands Investigation into Involuntary Psychiatric Examination of Children

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The Florida chapter of the Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR), a non-profit dedicated to the eradication of abuses committed under the guise of mental health, is once again demanding an investigation into the involuntary psychiatric examinations of children under the Baker Act ...

01 Feb

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CCHR Hosts Child Advocacy Event to Honor International Holocaust Remembrance Day

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The Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) of Florida, a non-profit mental health watchdog dedicated to the eradication of abuses committed under the guise of mental health, hosted a Child Advocacy Award Luncheon along with the Church of ...

22 Jun

3

Handcuffs and Police Cars Terrorize Florida School Kids

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The Baker Act is the mental health law or the state of Florida an currently allows children to be involuntarily committed right out of their classroom at school and sent for psychiatric evaluation. This can happen if it is believed the child ...

15 Mar

5

Baker Acting 7 year-olds

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Florida’s mental health law, the Baker Act, gives law enforcement the right to detain someone, restrain them in a police vehicle using force as needed and take them to a designated psychiatric facility. An individual can be detained against their ...

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