Florida Patient's Bill of Rights Archives – Citizens Commission on Human Rights, CCHR

This year’s recipient of the prestigious CCHR Humanitarian Award was Orlando attorney Ms. Kendra Parris for her work to protect the rights of Floridians under the Baker Act.

20 Nov

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CCHR Humanitarian Award Presented to Attorney Dedicated to Restoring Human Rights

by CCHR in All, Children, All, Department of Children and Families, All, Florida Patient's Bill of Rights, All, Health Care Fraud, All, Informed Consent, All, Involuntary Commitment, All, Mental Health Human Rights, All, Parents Rights, All, The Baker Act

Attended by hundreds of guests, the 4th Annual Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) Humanitarian Awards Banquet once again honored the many dedicated volunteers and supporters of CCHR for their work help restore rights and dignity to the field of mental health. ...

20 Nov

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Justin Drach: Florida-based Attorney Fighting Widespread Abuses in the Psychiatric Industry

by CCHR in All, Children, All, Department of Children and Families, All, Florida Patient's Bill of Rights, All, Health Care Fraud, All, Informed Consent, All, Involuntary Commitment, All, Mental Health Human Rights, All, Psychiatric Abuse, All, The Baker Act

Every year hundreds of thousands of people are taken into custody for involuntary psychiatric examination across the state of Florida. Called a Baker Act, the rampant abuse of rights under this law contributes to tens of millions of dollars in fraudulent ...

19 Nov

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Surge in Child Baker Acts Prompts Watchdog to Call for Greater Protection of Children

by CCHR in Baker Act, All, Children, All, Department of Children and Families, All, Florida Patient's Bill of Rights, All, Parents Rights, Patient Rights, All, Schools, All, Teens

The mental health law in Florida, commonly called a Baker Act, allows for a person of any age to be taken into custody and transported to a psychiatric facility for examination. During 2018 there were over 200,000 Baker Acts with more ...

A CCHR International report on behavioral health facilities published last year highlights how the lack of science, medically sound diagnoses and unworkable treatments in psychiatry have escaped accountability and contributed to the fraud.

27 Oct

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CCHR, Mental Health Industry Watchdog, Rails Against Use of Commitment Laws That Detain Patients for Profit

by CCHR in Acadia, Baker Act, All, Florida Patient's Bill of Rights, All, Involuntary Commitment, Involuntary Commitment, Mental Health Funding, All, Parents Rights, Patient Rights, All, Psychiatric Abuse, Sequel, Sequel Youth and Family Services, SequelCare, Sexual Assault, UHS, Universal Health Services

Involuntary commitment laws are being used to detain mental health patients for profit, with the Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) saying the system needs to be overhauled and stringent penalties put in place to stem the fraud and abuse. The group ...

16 Aug

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Mental Health Watchdog on a Crusade to Protect Children from Illegal Baker Acts

by CCHR in Baker Act, All, Children, All, Florida Patient's Bill of Rights, All, Informed Consent, All, Involuntary Commitment, All, Parents Rights, All, Psychiatric Abuse, All, Psychiatrists / Psychologists, All, Psychiatry, All, The Baker Act

Seen as a statewide crisis, 32,763 involuntary examinations were initiated on children during 2016-2017 according to a report recently released by the Baker Act Reporting Center. The Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR), a non-profit mental health watchdog dedicated to the protection ...

12 Jul

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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 ...

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 ...

17 Feb

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CCHR Educates Over 146,000 Families on Their Rights Under the Baker Act

by CCHR in All, Children, All, Florida Patient's Bill of Rights, All, Foster Care, All, Informed Consent, All, Involuntary Commitment, All, Parents Rights, All, Psychiatric Abuse, All, Psychiatrists / Psychologists, All, Psychiatry

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, has reached over 146,000 families in a campaign to prevent abuse of the Baker Act by educating families ...

07 Feb

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Psychiatric Goofs: Physical Conditions Mimicking Mental Disorders

by CCHR in All, Abilify, All, ADD, All, ADHD, All, Alternatives, All, Antidepressants, All, Antipsychotics, All, Benzodiazepines, Bipolar, All, Depression, All, Disorders, All, Florida Patient's Bill of Rights, All, Informed Consent, All, Involuntary Commitment, All, Legislation, Patient Rights, All, Paxil, All, Prozac, All, Psychiatric Abuse, All, Psychiatrists / Psychologists, All, Psychiatry, Psychology, All, Psychostimulants, All, Psychotropic Drugs, All, Risperdal, All, Ritalin, All, The Baker Act, All, Zyprexa

Florida law currently requires that anyone sent for an involuntary psychiatric evaluation be given a physical examination within 24 hours of their arrival at a psychiatric facility. Since there are over 100 physical ailments that can mock a psychiatric ...

12 Feb

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Baker Act Relies On Faulty DSM Diagnostic System

by CCHR in All, Big Pharma, All, Children, All, Depression, All, Drugs in Florida, All, Drugs in our Schools, All, DSM, All, Florida Patient's Bill of Rights, All, Involuntary Commitment, All, Legislation, All, Mental Health Human Rights, All, Mental Illness, Patient Rights, All, Professional Opinions, All, Psychiatric Abuse, All, Psychiatrists / Psychologists, All, Psychiatry, All, The Baker Act

With new bills proposing some scary, expansive changes to the Baker Act here in Florida, it’s time for citizens and Florida State Legislators to take a good look at what is going on here. The Baker Act allows the involuntary ...

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