Involuntary Commitment Archives – Citizens Commission on Human Rights, CCHR

CCHR’s mission is to eradicate abuses committed under the guise of mental health and enact patient and consumer protections.

05 Nov

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UK Legislators Asked to Increase Oversight and Criminal Accountability in U.S. Owned For-Profit Behavioral Hospitals

by CCHR in Acadia, ECT, Electroconvulsive Therapy, Electroshock, Fraud, All, Health Care Fraud, All, Involuntary Commitment, Involuntary Commitment, All, Mental Health Human Rights, All, Psychiatric Abuse, UHS, Universal Health Services

Hundreds of UK legislators have been sent a White Paper on Fraud and Abuse in the UK’s for-profit behavioral industry, calling for tighter oversight and accountability of facilities owned by U.S companies, Acadia Healthcare and Universal Health Services (UHS). The mental health ...

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 ...

“With no clinical trials proving its safety, electroshock treatment plays Russian roulette with the lives of vulnerable people who are often ill-informed about its long-term effects, including, according to an ECT device manufacturer, permanent brain damage, as well as severe memory loss.”

30 Sep

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Mental Health Watchdog Cites United Nations Report on Enforced (Involuntary) ECT is Recognized Torture

by CCHR in ECT, All, Electro Convulsive Therapy, Electroconvulsive Therapy, All, Informed Consent, All, Involuntary Commitment

In a continuing series about the use of electroshock treatment (ECT) and this practice putting at risk a reported 100,000 Americans every year, Citizens Commission on Human Rights International (CCHR), a mental health industry watchdog, says electroshock can be given ...

01 Sep

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Another Psychiatric Drug, Another Act of Senseless Violence: the All-Too Often Finding in Mass Killings CCHR reports

by CCHR in All, Antidepressants, All, Antipsychotics, All, Benzodiazepines, All, Big Pharma, All, Depression, All, Disorders, All, Drug Warnings, All, Drugs in our Schools, All, Involuntary Commitment, Involuntary Commitment, Mass Shootings, All, Mental Health First Aid, All, Mental Illness, All, Psychiatric Abuse, All, Psychotropic Drugs, School Shooting, All, Suicide Prevention, Violence

Montgomery County Coroner has confirmed that the alleged Dayton, Ohio shooter had the benzodiazepine, alprazolam, in his system along with cocaine, alcohol and other substances.[i] In its report, Psychiatric Drugs Create Violence and Suicide, the mental health watchdog Citizens Commission ...

Human rights group loudly speaks out for nationwide ban on “torturous” electroshock treatment given 0-5 year olds, pregnant women, elderly, veterans…

21 May

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

by CCHR in All, Antidepressants, All, Antipsychotics, ECT, All, Electro Convulsive Therapy, All, Informed Consent, All, Involuntary Commitment, All, Mental Health Human Rights, All, Mental Health Screening, All, Mental Illness, All, Military, All, Psychiatric Abuse, All, Psychiatrists / Psychologists, All, Psychiatry, All, Psychostimulants, All, Psychotropic Drugs

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 ...

02 Dec

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

by CCHR in Baker Act, All, Children, All, Department of Children and Families, All, Involuntary Commitment, All, Mental Health First Aid, All, Mental Health Human Rights, All, Parents Rights, All, Psychiatric Abuse, All, Schools, All, The Baker Act, Uncategorized

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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