by CCHR Florida | Nov 3, 2010 | Children and Teens, Psychiatric Disorders
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; is it real? ADHD has become a buzz word, often used to describe children and even adults who are creative, easily distracted or unable to limit their behavior or thoughts to a single task or situation. It has become a...
by CCHR Florida | Nov 3, 2010 | Psychiatric Disorders
What is the source of ADHD? Does anyone know for a fact? Psychiatrists will list out the many symptoms, but where is the information that shows where those symptoms are coming from? Where is the test? Keeping that in mind, in an article entitled “8 ADHD Culprits...
by CCHR Florida | Nov 11, 2024 | Mass Violence, Psychiatric Drugs
Hundreds of thousands of Americans have died due to drugs and the efforts to prevent drug abuse have not stopped this crisis. But underneath it all is a hidden tale of addiction, violence and the greed of those who profess their intention to help. The War on Drugs The...
by CCHR Florida | Jun 19, 2023 | Children and Teens, Mental Health Screening, Mental Illness, Parental Rights
If you were to read the news or do a simple Google search for mental health and children, you’d be bombarded with stories feigning a mental health crisis among children in the United States, demanding change. However, these stories are spun by the same people...
by CCHR Florida | Jun 14, 2022 | Mass Violence
More than 30 studies, drug regulatory agency warnings and expert opinion link psychotropic drugs to violent and suicidal behavior. According to a report, “Psychiatric Drugs: Create Violence & Suicide”, written and released by the Citizens Commission on Human...
by CCHR Florida | May 7, 2021
Free webinar and conversation with Dr. Ben Miraglia to explain a physiological cause to child “ADHD” symptoms. About this event While childhood Sleep Disordered Breathing is underdiagnosed, the awareness of it is growing. The manner in which a child grows...
by CCHR Florida | Apr 20, 2021 | Suicide & Violence
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...
by CCHR Florida | Mar 23, 2021 | Mental Health Screening, Suicide & Violence
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...
by CCHR Florida | Mar 1, 2021 | Mental Health Screening, Suicide & Violence
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...
by CCHR Florida | Feb 2, 2021
Free webinar and conversation with Dr. Ben Miraglia to explain a physiological cause to child “ADHD” symptoms. While childhood Sleep Disordered Breathing is under diagnosed, the awareness of it is growing. The manner in which a child grows and develops is...
by CCHR Florida | Jan 20, 2021 | Psychiatric Drugs
By far one of the most insidious addictions is one that is started with a doctor’s prescription pad — for example opioids and psychotropics. The myriad of negative side-effects of psychotropic drugs has often been reported. There is one aspect that has not...
by CCHR Florida | Jan 12, 2021 | Mass Violence, Psychiatric Drugs, Suicide & Violence
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...
by CCHR Florida | Dec 1, 2020 | Baker Act
Florida’s Baker Act in the News The Baker Acting of children in Florida is not “new” news. In fact, the abusive use of this law has been making headlines for years. Some of these stories go viral and reach national and international audiences. Below...
by CCHR Florida | Nov 17, 2020 | Mental Health Screening, Suicide & Violence
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...
by CCHR Florida | Oct 7, 2020 | Mental Health Screening, Suicide & Violence
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...