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Press Release May 21, 2019

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

Human rights group loudly speaks out for nationwide ban on "torturous" electroshock treatment given to 0-5-year-olds, pregnant women, elderly, veterans and more Read More

Press Release Apr 23, 2019

CCHR Celebrates 50 Years of Eradicating Psychiatric Abuse & Honors Human Rights Award Winners

CCHR Supports U.N.'s and Rights Groups' Demand for Urgent FDA Ban on Skin Electric Shock Devices

FDA accused of delaying ban on the electrical device that uses pain to modify behavior Read More

Press Release Dec 11, 2018

New Blog Offers Electroshock Victims & Families a Forum to Speak Out

CCHR's public awareness blog provides facts and warnings about electroconvulsive therapy and the need to ban it Read More

Press Release Nov 9, 2018

'Letters From Generation Rx' Film Exposes Psych-Drug Induced Violence and Suicide Through Heart-Wrenching Personal Stories

CCHR Urges Watch on 'DOCUMENTARY SHOWCASE' Friday, Nov. 9, 2018, at 8 p.m. ET/PT Read More

Press Release Oct 25, 2018

Rev. Frederick Shaw: Rallying the NAACP to End Psychiatric Abuse of African American Children

New documentary highlights one man's fight against multi-billion dollar psychiatric industry Read More

Press Release Sep 18, 2018

UN Human Rights Council Condemns Forced Psychiatric Practices

CCHR urges need to ban coercive treatment and electroshock Read More

Press Release Aug 29, 2018

Skin Burns and Fire Risks From Electroshock Treatment Device, Report Warns

CCHR investigation also finds potential dangerous billing for ECT Read More

Press Release Aug 15, 2018

Constitutional Attorney Supports Mental Health Watchdog's Call for Electroshock Ban

CCHR wants electroconvulsive therapy training colleges and practitioners stopped from causing further damage Read More

Press Release Aug 2, 2018

CCHR: Ban Needed on 'Torturous' Electroconvulsive Therapy

Watchdog finds electroshock causes brain damage, memory loss, death and 'mental euthanasia' Read More

Press Release Jul 23, 2018

National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month

Watchdog group warns against drugging, electroshocking and racial profiling of minorities Read More

Press Release Jul 12, 2018

Drugging and Restraint Use on Migrant Children

CCHR warns of pandemic psychiatric child abuse across the U.S. Read More

Press Release Jun 21, 2018

CCHR's Psychotropic Drug Awareness Campaign Extends to Suicide Warning

Celebrity suicides prompt urgency to warn of ineffective or adverse treatment effects Read More

Press Release May 29, 2018

Expert Warns of Antidepressants Linked to Violence

CCHR says school mental health screening & psychotropic drugs can contribute to senseless violence acts Read More

Press Release May 14, 2018

Human Rights Group Says Ban on Electroshock Treatment Crucial to Protect Lives

Mental Health Watchdog CCHR protests at psychiatric conference over ECT damaging and 'torturing' children Read More

Press Release May 2, 2018

Mental Health Watchdog Says Unethical Psychiatric Drug Trials Putting Children at Grave Risk

CCHR wants pediatric psychiatric drug trials stopped and researchers held accountable for child endangerment Read More

Press Release Apr 25, 2018

Mental Health Watchdog Says Electroshock Use on Children and Adolescents is 'Torture' Masked as Therapy

CCHR supports demand for an FDA ban on skin shocks and brain electroshock Read More

Press Release Apr 4, 2018

CCHR Launches Petition for Laws Against Psychiatrist/Psychologist Sexual Abuse

Victims of therapist sexual abuse encouraged to speak out during National Sexual Assault Awareness Month Read More

Press Release Mar 22, 2018

Mental Health Watchdog Releases New Report on Link Between Psychotropic Drugs & School/Mass Shootings

CCHR campaign launched to educate law enforcement, policy makers and school officials about violence- and suicide-inducing drug risks Read More

Press Release Mar 14, 2018

Latest Shooting—Another Act of Violence; Another Psychiatric Drug

Mental Health Watchdog says underscoring school and veteran shootings is a common denominator: psychiatric treatment Read More

Press Release Feb 28, 2018

CCHR Says Suspected Florida School Shooter Should Not Have Been in Reserve Officer Training if Taking Mind-Altering Stimulants

Defense Dept. disqualifies applicants on 'ADHD' drugs that cause aggression, abnormal thoughts, sudden outbursts & suicidal thoughts. Read More

Press Release Feb 21, 2018

School Shootings: Mental Health Watchdog Says Psychotropic Drug Use by School Shooters Merits Federal Investigation

Group warns against increasing mental health funding in response to Parkland, Florida, shooting Read More

Press Release Feb 7, 2018

Mental Health Watchdog Campaigns for Criminal Statutes to Protect Women From Sexual Abuse on the 'Therapist's Couch'

#MeToo movement should extend to patients sexually assaulted and disguised as 'therapy,' CCHR says Read More

Press Release Jan 25, 2018

CCHR: Another Celebrity Lost to Benzodiazepines and Opioids Mix

CCHR says benzos are a common thread in the deaths of multiple celebrities Read More

Press Release Jan 16, 2018

CCHR: New Call for Ban on Electroshock Treatment, Citing Violence Against Women, Children and Elderly

Experts' report supports ECT is ineffective; "cannot be scientifically, or ethically, justified" Read More

Press Release Jan 11, 2018

Psychiatry's Brave New World—FDA Approves Digital Sensor in Antipsychotic Drug to Enforce Prescription Compliance

CCHR: Mental Health Watchdog Warns About "Big Brother" Technology Read More

Press Release Oct 17, 2017

Over 130,000 US Toddlers and Children Aged 0-5 Are Prescribed Addictive 'Anti-Anxiety' Drugs

Another Mass Shooting Potentially Linked to Psychiatric Drugs

CCHR Says Latest Act of Senseless Violence and 1,531 Cases of Psychotropic Drug-Induced Homicidal Ideation Should Spur Federal Investigation Read More

Press Release Aug 16, 2017

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