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New WHO Mental Health Guidelines Condemn Coercive Psychiatry
CCHR Demands U.S. and Global Psychiatry End Forced Detainment, Drugging, and Institutional Abuse. Read more
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New York Times Exposé Vindicates CCHR: ADHD Isn't Biological, Says Watchdog
Parents deserve the truth as leading scientists now admit families were misled into believing their children had a neurobiological disorder that required powerful stimulant prescriptions.. Read more
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Blaming Patients: How Failed Treatments Fuel a $51 Billion Brain Device Industry
CCHR's New Report Exposes Dangerous Neurological Interventions Being Pushed on Veterans, Children, and the Vulnerable. Read more
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Normal Behavior Pathologized—The High Cost of America's Mental Health "Epidemic"
CCHR says Despite Record-High Spending, Mental Health Outcomes Decline—Experts Say Fault Lies with Flawed Diagnostic System. Read more
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CCHR and Electroshock Survivors Honored with Award for Community Efforts
A prestigious award recognized five decades of relentless advocacy for justice and reform fought by CCHR and survivors of electroshock torture at a psychiatric hospital.. Read more
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Torture in the Troubled Teen Industry, Death by Deliberate Indifference Report
CCHR Urges Parents to Seek Constitutional Justice for Abused Teens. Read more
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Mental Health Watchdog Seeks Action Amid Alarming Patient Sexual Abuse Cases
CCHR Demands Increased Oversight and Accountability in Response to National Scandal of Staff-Inflicted Sexual Abuse in Residential Behavioral Hospitals. Read more
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Protecting Parental Rights: The Fight Against Coerced Mental Health Screening
CCHR, a Mental Health Industry Watchdog Increases its Campaign to Educate Parents on Preventing Forced Mental Health Screening of Schoolchildren. Read more
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UN Report Exposes Psychiatric Abuses, Urges End to Forced Treatment Worldwide
The mental health industry watchdog, CCHR, shares the report's human rights abuse concerns and demands accountability as U.S. mental health facilities profit from coercion and neglect.. Read more
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The ADHD Epidemic: How Profit, Not Science, Drives the Surge in Diagnoses
CCHR supports Federal Investigation Launched into the Mass Labeling and "Medicating" of America's Children, especially for ADHD. Read more
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Maryland Bill Aims to Curb Mental Health Youth Transport Abuses
CCHR testifies before hearing of Maryland law seeking to end potentially lethal restraint methods used in youth transports to psychiatric treatment facilities.. Read more
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Hawaii Bill Marks Progress in Protecting Patients From Dangerous Restraint Practices
As the nation observes Black History Month, the Citizens Commission on Human Rights highlights racial disparities in restraint-related deaths and advocates for legislative change to protect vulnerable patients.. Read more
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NC Health Official Urges Ban on Wilderness Therapy Camps Following Child's Death
Mental Health Industry Watchdog CCHR Calls for Nationwide Ban, Citing History of Abuse and Fatalities in Troubled Teen Industry. Read more
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