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Predicting & Preventing Suicide

Predicting & Preventing Suicide

by CCHR Florida | Mar 1, 2021 | Mental Health Screening, Suicide

Predicting & Preventing Suicide 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 death in the United States.[i] Recent world events have placed a tremendous amount of...
Human Rights Expert: What the Mental Health Industry Gets Wrong About Suicide Prevention

Human Rights Expert: What the Mental Health Industry Gets Wrong About Suicide Prevention

by CCHR Florida | Feb 17, 2022 | Suicide

Money May Fuel the Problem of Poor Mental Health Care Even though professionals have reframed mental distresses in different ways through the years (e.g., mental disorder, disorders of the brain), we are no closer to pinpointing a cause or cure than before, and there...
Holiday Suicide Myths: Contrary to Beliefs, CDC Reports that Suicide Rates are Lowest in December

Holiday Suicide Myths: Contrary to Beliefs, CDC Reports that Suicide Rates are Lowest in December

by CCHR Florida | Dec 7, 2021 | Suicide

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) states that the holiday suicide myth supports misinformation about suicide and might actually hinder prevention efforts. Despite all efforts to counteract suicide more than 48,000 people took their own lives in 2018. Recognized as...
CCHR Demanding Investigation into Suicide Prevention Failures, Access to Care and Mental Health Funding in Florida

CCHR Demanding Investigation into Suicide Prevention Failures, Access to Care and Mental Health Funding in Florida

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...
Predicting & Preventing Suicide

The Abject Failure of the Mental Health Industry to Prevent Suicide Should be Investigated

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...
Psychiatric Drugs and Side Effects – The Unseen Hand Behind Violence in America

Psychiatric Drugs and Side Effects – The Unseen Hand Behind Violence in America

by CCHR Florida | Jan 12, 2021 | Mass Violence, Psychiatric Drugs, Suicide

Close to 17% of Americans are taking psychiatric drugs with side effects such as acting aggressively, being angry, or violent and acting on dangerous impulses. According to the United Health Foundation there were over 1.2 million acts of violent crime in 2018...
America’s Hidden Epidemic: Psychiatric Drugs, Addiction and Suicide

America’s Hidden Epidemic: Psychiatric Drugs, Addiction and Suicide

by CCHR Florida | Jan 5, 2021 | Psychiatric Drugs, Suicide

There is growing concern that psychiatric drugs, fueled by exorbitant mental health spending, are being over prescribed and are causing more harm than what is being publicized. [1] The pharmaceutical companies and the psychiatric community pocket some $62 billion on...
The Myth of Holiday Suicides: CDC Reports that the Suicide Rate is Lowest in December

The Myth of Holiday Suicides: CDC Reports that the Suicide Rate is Lowest in December

by CCHR Florida | Dec 30, 2020 | Suicide

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) states that the holiday suicide myth supports misinformation about suicide and might actually hinder prevention efforts. Suicide is a recognized problem in the United States and it does not seem to be improving despite the...
40 Years of Research Suggests Assessments may Increase Risk of Suicide

40 Years of Research Suggests Assessments may Increase Risk of Suicide

by CCHR Florida | Nov 17, 2020 | Mental Health Screening, Suicide

As International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day approaches, the Florida chapter of the Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) is questioning the reliance on suicide risk assessments. Observed on November 21st this year, International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day...
Reliance on Risk Assessments Questioned as Suicide Awareness Month Ends

Reliance on Risk Assessments Questioned as Suicide Awareness Month Ends

by CCHR Florida | Oct 7, 2020 | Mental Health Screening, Suicide

September is nationally recognized as Suicide Awareness Month and the stated intention of this campaign is to “inform and engage health professionals and the general public about suicide prevention and warning signs of suicide”. [1] Each year one solution offered up...
Predicting & Preventing Suicide

Watchdog Calls into Question Reliance on Risk Assessments During Suicide Awareness Month

by CCHR Florida | Sep 1, 2020 | Mental Health Screening, Psychiatric Drugs, Suicide

Each year September is recognized as Suicide Awareness Month with September 6th through the 12th observed as National Suicide Prevention Week. The stated intention of these campaigns is to “inform and engage health professionals and the general public about suicide...
Mental Health Watchdog Warns Against Psychotropic Drug Self-Care During Pandemic

Mental Health Watchdog Warns Against Psychotropic Drug Self-Care During Pandemic

by CCHR Florida | Jul 23, 2020 | Psychiatric Drugs, Suicide

Based on documented studies, the Florida chapter of the Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR), a watchdog organization that investigates and exposes abuse within the mental health industry, is warning the public about the dangers of psychotropic drug...
Reliance on Suicide Risk Assessments May Increase Suicide Deaths

Reliance on Suicide Risk Assessments May Increase Suicide Deaths

by CCHR Florida | May 20, 2020 | Mental Health Screening, Parental Rights, Suicide

Due to COVID-19, mental health advocates are predicting that “suicide is likely to become a more pressing concern as the pandemic spreads and has longer-term effects on the general population, the economy, and vulnerable groups”. One solution being offered up is...
The Unworkability of Suicide Risk Assessments

The Unworkability of Suicide Risk Assessments

by CCHR Florida | Apr 6, 2020 | Children and Teens, Mental Health Screening, Suicide

Suicide is the second-leading cause of death in young people in the US today and suicide risk assessment is often touted as the answer but experts in the field have repeatedly concluded that there is not any one scale that can predict who will commit suicide to any...
Debunking the Myths Surrounding Suicide Assessments and Suicide Rates

Debunking the Myths Surrounding Suicide Assessments and Suicide Rates

by CCHR Florida | Dec 12, 2019 | Mental Health Screening, Mental Illness, Psychiatric Drugs, Suicide

Each year an average of 44,965 people commit suicide in the United States making it the 10th leading cause of death for Americans. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), suicide deaths were more than double those due to homicides in 2015,...
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