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 […]
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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 […]
Press Release: Voices for Humanity Treks High up Into the Himalayas to Deliver the Way to Happiness with Meena Sharma
By Send2Press Newswire on July 16, 2025 in LOS ANGELES, Calif., Press Releases, Religion and Churches
LOS ANGELES, Calif., July 16, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Scientology Network’s VOICES FOR HUMANITY, the weekly series presenting heroic change makers from a variety of faiths, cultures and nations, working to uplift their communities, announces a new episode featuring the work of community activist Meena Sharma, premiering on July 16, 2025. VOICES FOR HUMANITY airs […]
Press Release: Meet a Scientologist Builds Aussie Dreams with Mike and Jonny Hibbard
By Send2Press Newswire on July 15, 2025 in LOS ANGELES, Calif., Press Releases, Religion and Churches
LOS ANGELES, Calif., July 15, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Scientology Network’s MEET A SCIENTOLOGIST, the weekly series spotlighting the everyday lives of Scientologists from around the world and all walks of life, announces an episode featuring homebuilders Mike and Jonny Hibbard, premiering July 15, 2025. MEET A SCIENTOLOGIST airs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on […]
Press Release: Sisu, a Portrait of Grit, Connection and Triumph, Premieres on Documentary Showcase
By Send2Press Newswire on July 11, 2025 in LOS ANGELES, Calif., Press Releases, Religion and Churches
LOS ANGELES, Calif., July 11, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Scientology Network’s DOCUMENTARY SHOWCASE, the weekly series providing a platform for independent filmmakers to air films on important social, cultural and environmental issues, presents the inspiring documentary “Sisu” on July 11, 2025.
Press Release: Voices for Humanity Leads Resurgence of Moral Values in Hungary with Antónia and Ferenc Novák
By Send2Press Newswire on July 9, 2025 in LOS ANGELES, Calif., Press Releases, Religion and Churches
LOS ANGELES, Calif., July 9, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) – Scientology Network’s VOICES FOR HUMANITY, the weekly series presenting heroic change makers from a variety of faiths, cultures and nations, working to uplift their communities, announces a new episode featuring Hungarian activists Antónia and Ferenc Novák. VOICES FOR HUMANITY airs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on […]