Archive | 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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.

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

LOS ANGELES, Calif., Dec. 29, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Citizens Commission on Human Rights International (CCHR), the world’s longest-running mental-health watchdog, says 2025 marked a turning point: global institutions, national governments, and the public are increasingly demanding an end to coercive psychiatric practices.

LOS ANGELES, Calif., Dec. 22, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — For over four decades, L. Ron Hubbard’s Winter Wonderland has welcomed families and children from around the world, spreading joy and the spirit of the holidays, the Church of Scientology Los Angeles announced today. Throughout the holiday season, families visiting Hollywood from around the world and […]

LOS ANGELES, Calif., Dec. 22, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The Citizens Commission on Human Rights International (CCHR) is raising alarms over the widespread, little-known fact that many psychiatric drugs are addictive, disfiguring, and capable of producing catastrophic neurological damage. This is harm that the group says now warrants a federal investigation into how the Food […]