4th Annual Purple Heart Day Banquet
Commemorate the courage and sacrifice of Purple Heart awardees and their families. Hear from special guest speakers about what can be done to protect and empower our nation’s heroes.Purple Heart Day is an observance that commemorates the creation of the Purple...
CCHR Led Hundreds of Protestors Outside Psychiatric Convention Demanding a Ban on Electroshock Treatment
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...
CCHR Warns Officials on Dangers of Mental Health Screenings
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...
Veteran’s Rights Seminar
Everyone has heard of PTSD. What you may not hear is that today, with militaries of the world awash in psychiatry and psychiatric drugs, 15 soldiers and veterans are committing suicide every day. But, why? “We have never drugged our troops to this extent...
CCHR: Veterans Get Damaging Mental Health Deal— Suicides increase & VA spends $1M on unsafe electroshock devices
The Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR), a non-profit mental health watchdog, is calling for an investigation into suicide-inducing psychotropic drugs and electroshock following a recent report showing that the suicide rate of veterans aged 18 to 34 jumped more...
3rd Annual Purple Heart Day Banquet
Commemorate the courage and sacrifice of Purple Heart awardees and their families. Hear from special guest speakers about what can be done to protect and empower our nation’s heroes.Purple Heart Day is an observance that commemorates the creation of the Purple...Are PTSD Suicides Connected to Psychiatric Drug Treatment?
June has been designated PTSD Awareness Month by the National Center for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The purpose of this designation is to increase awareness of “a mental health problem that may develop after a person has been exposed to … traumatic...Psychiatry: Stop Funding the Fraud
The primary product of psychiatry seems to be an increase in the number of normal behaviors categorized as mental illnesses, which has skyrocketed sales for drug companies. Even mental health professionals are complaining about the meteoric rise in psychiatric...Florida Airport Shooter: Another Example of Psychiatric Drug Induced Violence?
Esteban Santiago checked in a single bag holding a handgun when he made the trip from Alaska to Fort Lauderdale in January 2017. Upon arrival, he recovered the gun from baggage claim, loaded it in a bathroom stall and opened fire on innocent travelers, killing...
For-profit Psychiatric Hospitals Rake in Millions While Under Investigation for Fraud
For-profit psychiatric hospitals have continued cheating taxpayers and abusing government programs with fraudulent billing practices. At the same time they are piling up record profits, these facilities deliver terrible service to patients and create a dangerous...Psychologists Exposed as Key Players in U.S. Torture Programs
The American Psychological Association states that “Our mission is to advance the creation, communication and application of psychological knowledge to benefit society and improve people’s lives.” How embarrassing to discover that some former APA presidents and...
Psychiatry Admits Failure
Psychiatrist Richard Friedman reflects on American Psychiatry’s quandary in a recent NY Times Op Ed piece: “Despite a vast investment in basic neuroscience research and its rich intellectual promise, we have little to show for it on the treatment front. “With few...Deep Brain Stimulation – Another Psychiatric Torture Treatment Emerging
Psychiatrists are the first to admit they don’t really understand what causes the mental conditions they have labeled as disorders. They also freely admit they don’t really know why a particular drug or surgery “works” but they continue to theorize and experiment...
Psychiatry: An Industry of Death Museum
A leading proponent for exposing mental health atrocities ramps up its Florida presence with a facility that includes a Psychiatry: An Industry of Death museum and a targeted focus on psychiatric abuses both locally and throughout the world. The museum presents the...Contact CCHR Florida
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