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.
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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, […]
Press Release: Global Momentum Builds: CCHR Urges Final Ban on Coercive Psychiatric Practices
By Send2Press Newswire on December 29, 2025 in LOS ANGELES, Calif., Press Releases, Religion and Churches
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.
Press Release: L. Ron Hubbard’s Winter Wonderland Brings Joy to Children and Families in the Heart of Hollywood
By Send2Press Newswire on December 22, 2025 in LOS ANGELES, Calif., Press Releases, Religion and Churches
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 […]
Press Release: CCHR: FDA Oversight Failure Driving National Crisis in Psychiatric Drug Harm
By Send2Press Newswire on December 22, 2025 in LOS ANGELES, Calif., Press Releases, Religion and Churches
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 […]
Press Release: The 5th Annual Holiday Lighting Festival in East Hollywood celebrated on L. Ron Hubbard Way
By Send2Press Newswire on December 17, 2025 in LOS ANGELES, Calif., Press Releases, Religion and Churches
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Dec. 17, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — In East Hollywood, CA, The Church of Scientology of Los Angeles welcomed more than 800 members of the Hollywood community for its 5th Annual Holiday Lighting Festival on L. Ron Hubbard Way, officially launching the 2025 holiday season with an evening of festive family fun.
Press Release: The 5th Annual Holiday Lighting Festival in East Hollywood celebrated on L. Ron Hubbard Way
By Send2Press Newswire on December 17, 2025 in LOS ANGELES, Calif., Press Releases, Religion and Churches
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Dec. 17, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — In East Hollywood, CA, The Church of Scientology of Los Angeles welcomed more than 800 members of the Hollywood community for its 5th Annual Holiday Lighting Festival on L. Ron Hubbard Way, officially launching the 2025 holiday season with an evening of festive family fun.
Press Release: CCHR Documentary Investigates Psychiatric Drugs in Violence, Suicide Cases
By Send2Press Newswire on December 15, 2025 in LOS ANGELES, Calif., Press Releases, Religion and Churches
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Dec. 15, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The two-hour documentary “Prescription for Violence: Psychiatry’s Deadly Side Effects” confronts a question long avoided: whether the rise in mass shootings, senseless violence, and suicides correlates with the dramatic increase in psychiatric drug use. The international mental health industry watchdog, Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR), […]