LOS ANGELES, Calif., Sept. 15, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Psychiatry’s system of involuntary commitment is recycling discredited eugenics-era policies-using vague labels and coercive “treatments” that violate human rights, while expanding its powers to institutionalize people under the guise of restoring public order. The Citizens Commission on Human Rights International (CCHR) warns that the United States […]
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Press Release: CCHR: NIH Must Fully Probe Psychiatric Drug Links to Violence for Public Safety
By Send2Press Newswire on September 10, 2025 in General Editorial, LOS ANGELES, Calif., Press Releases, Religion and Churches
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Sept. 10, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Families and communities deserve answers about the potential role psychiatric drugs may play in senseless acts of violence-an issue suppressed for decades by vested interests. The Citizens Commission on Human Rights International (CCHR) is urging that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) study on psychotropic drugs […]
Press Release: CCHR: NIH Must Fully Probe Psychiatric Drug Links to Violence for Public Safety
By Send2Press Newswire on September 10, 2025 in General Editorial, LOS ANGELES, Calif., Press Releases, Religion and Churches
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Sept. 10, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Families and communities deserve answers about the potential role psychiatric drugs may play in senseless acts of violence-an issue suppressed for decades by vested interests. The Citizens Commission on Human Rights International (CCHR) is urging that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) study on psychotropic drugs […]
Press Release: School Mental Health Screening Puts Parental Rights and Children at Risk says CCHR
By Send2Press Newswire on September 2, 2025 in General Editorial, LOS ANGELES, Calif., Press Releases, Religion and Churches
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Sept. 2, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The mental health industry watchdog Citizens Commission on Human Rights International (CCHR) is recommending that parents shield their children from invasive mental health screening in schools. To assist families, CCHR provides a downloadable Parent’s Exemption Form Prior to Mental Health and Psychological Screening or Counseling.
Press Release: CCHR Calls for Ban After Study Shows Electroshock Dangers Withheld
By Send2Press Newswire on August 25, 2025 in LOS ANGELES, Calif., Press Releases, Religion and Churches
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Aug. 25, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — A groundbreaking study published in the Journal of Medical Ethics has revealed that nearly 60% of people subjected to electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), commonly called electroshock, reported they were not adequately informed about its serious risks. The mental health industry watchdog Citizens Commission on Human Rights International […]
Press Release: CCHR Calls for Clinical and Financial Audit of U.S. Mental Health System
By Send2Press Newswire on August 11, 2025 in General Editorial, LOS ANGELES, Calif., Press Releases, Religion and Churches
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Aug. 11, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The Citizens Commission on Human Rights International (CCHR) is calling for a clinical and financial audit of the U.S. mental health system, warning that plans to involuntarily commit individuals experiencing homelessness could worsen mortality rates while escalating healthcare costs. The group emphasizes that psychotropic drugs commonly […]
Press Release: CCHR: Coercive Psychiatric Commitment Worsens Homeless Crisis at High Cost
By Send2Press Newswire on August 4, 2025 in General Editorial, LOS ANGELES, Calif., Press Releases, Religion and Churches
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Aug. 4, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The Citizens Commission on Human Rights International (CCHR) warns that proposals to expand involuntary psychiatric commitment of the homeless will not solve homelessness but will worsen it-by increasing trauma, violating civil liberties, and fueling massive public spending on a failed system.
Press Release: CCHR’s Legacy: Exposing Psychiatric Abuse and Advancing Global Human Rights
By Send2Press Newswire on July 28, 2025 in LOS ANGELES, Calif., Press Releases, Religion and Churches
LOS ANGELES, Calif., July 28, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The Citizens Commission on Human Rights International (CCHR), a mental health industry watchdog founded in 1969 by the Church of Scientology and psychiatrist Dr. Thomas Szasz, is reaffirming its legacy of restoring human rights in the mental health field-one that spans more than five decades of […]
Press Release: Youth Activists and Global Leaders Confront Pressing Global Crises at 19th International Human Rights Summit at the United Nations
By Send2Press Newswire on July 25, 2025 in General Editorial, NEW YORK, N.Y., Press Releases, Religion and Churches
NEW YORK, N.Y., July 25, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Youth delegates from 38 nations joined distinguished veteran human rights advocates at the United Nations Headquarters to deliver a powerful indictment of global injustices – from state-sanctioned discrimination and human trafficking to nuclear threats and systemic violence – at the 19th International Human Rights Summit, United […]
Press Release: ADHD Medication Tied to Homicidal Thoughts – CCHR Demands Urgent Consumer Alerts
By Send2Press Newswire on July 21, 2025 in General Editorial, LOS ANGELES, Calif., Press Releases, Religion and Churches
LOS ANGELES, Calif., July 21, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The mental health industry watchdog Citizens Commission on Human Rights International (CCHR) is calling for sweeping reforms to inform families and patients about hidden, potentially life-threatening side effects linked to widely prescribed Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) drugs. The demand follows alarming new regulatory agency warnings […]