LOS ANGELES, Calif., March 2, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Seventy-two years after the first antipsychotic, Thorazine, was approved, psychiatry is now seriously discussing the need to deprescribe these drugs. For millions already exposed, that realization comes far too late. Despite decades of mounting evidence of severe and sometimes irreversible harm, new drugs in the same […]
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Press Release: CCHR: Psychiatry Concedes Antidepressant Withdrawal Can Be Severe and Prolonged
By Send2Press Newswire on February 25, 2026 in LOS ANGELES, Calif., Press Releases, Religion and Churches
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Feb. 25, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The Citizens Commission on Human Rights International (CCHR) says a landmark article published in Psychiatric Times confirms what patients, independent researchers, and CCHR have documented and warned about for more than three decades: SSRI antidepressant withdrawal is more common and severe than previously acknowledged and frequently […]
Press Release: CCHR Warns Ongoing Psychiatric Drug Approvals Persist Despite Documented Risks
By Send2Press Newswire on February 18, 2026 in LOS ANGELES, Calif., Press Releases, Religion and Churches
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Feb. 18, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — More than 30 years after early warnings about antidepressant-linked suicidality and violence were downplayed, new peer-reviewed studies are again raising concerns about psychiatric drug oversight. The mental health watchdog Citizens Commission on Human Rights International (CCHR) says high-risk drugs are seldom removed from the market and […]
Press Release: CCHR: Billions of Dollars Wasted on Mental Health Research with Worsening Outcomes
By Send2Press Newswire on February 9, 2026 in LOS ANGELES, Calif., Press Releases, Religion and Churches
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Feb. 9, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Research waste at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is reportedly costing U.S. taxpayers over $100 million annually, according to analyses of completed NIH-funded trials. With an annual budget of $48 billion, the NIH is the largest public funder of health, including mental health research, in […]
Press Release: CCHR: Historic European Vote Rejecting Coercive Psychiatry Underscores Urgent Need for U.S. Reform
By Send2Press Newswire on February 2, 2026 in LOS ANGELES, Calif., Press Releases, Religion and Churches
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Feb. 2, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The United States is increasingly isolated in its continued reliance on forced psychiatric commitment and treatment, as global human rights institutions move decisively to end coercive mental health practices. Following a landmark unanimous vote, the Citizens Commission on Human Rights International (CCHR) is urging U.S. policymakers […]
Press Release: CCHR Calls for American Disabilities Act Reform to Align with Global Human Rights Protections
By Send2Press Newswire on January 26, 2026 in LOS ANGELES, Calif., Press Releases, Religion and Churches
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Jan. 26, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The mental health industry watchdog Citizens Commission on Human Rights International (CCHR) is calling for the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to be expanded and modernized to align with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). Such reforms are necessary to […]
Press Release: CCHR White Paper Calls for Federal and State Enforcement Against Abusive Youth Facilities
By Send2Press Newswire on January 19, 2026 in LOS ANGELES, Calif., Press Releases, Religion and Churches
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Jan. 19, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — A sweeping new white paper released by the Citizens Commission on Human Rights International (CCHR) warns lawmakers that abuse, neglect, preventable deaths, and fraud remain endemic in the troubled teen treatment industry and for-profit psychiatric hospitals, despite years of warnings, litigation, and media investigations.
Press Release: CCHR Calls on FDA to Act as Evidence Mounts Linking Antidepressants to Persistent Sexual Dysfunction
By Send2Press Newswire on January 12, 2026 in LOS ANGELES, Calif., Press Releases, Religion and Churches
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Jan. 12, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The Citizens Commission on Human Rights International (CCHR), a 57-year mental health industry watchdog, is calling for an urgent investigation into the clinical trials and regulatory decisions that led to the approval and continued marketing of antidepressants, due to long-standing evidence of devastating and enduring side […]
Press Release: CCHR: Harvard Journal Finds Psychiatry’s Model Undermines Human Rights
By Send2Press Newswire on January 6, 2026 in LOS ANGELES, Calif., Press Releases, Religion and Churches
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Jan. 6, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The mental health industry watchdog Citizens Commission on Human Rights International (CCHR) welcomed a major review that Harvard University’s Health and Human Rights journal published, which reviewed four decades of global mental health policy, concluding that the psychiatric-pharmaceutical industry’s dominance of biomedical approaches has obstructed human […]
Press Release: Families Gathered on L. Ron Hubbard Way at the Church of Scientology Los Angeles Annual Candy Cane Lane Holiday Festival
By Send2Press Newswire on December 31, 2025 in LOS ANGELES, Calif., Press Releases, Religion and Churches
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Dec. 31, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — On the Sunday prior to Christmas Day, thousands of families came together on L. Ron Hubbard Way for the Church of Scientology Los Angeles’ annual toy giveaway. Families were treated to an afternoon of fun, including holiday photos with Santa, an ice skating rink, face painting, […]