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: Gates & Garage Door Express Inc Launches Smart Access Control Upgrades for Los Angeles
By Send2Press Newswire on August 19, 2025 in Business, Construction and Building, Home and Garden, LOS ANGELES, Calif., Press Releases, Safety and Security Solutions
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Aug. 19, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Gates & Garage Door Express Inc. has launched a new access-control upgrade service across Los Angeles, offering homeowners and business owners modern electric gate systems, keyless garage entry and smart-home integration solutions. The company says the initiative will help clients secure their properties while making access […]
Press Release: California Parents, Guardians, and Teachers: Opt-In for School Pesticide Notifications
By Send2Press Newswire on August 18, 2025 in Education, Environment and Ecology, LOS ANGELES, Calif., NonProfit and Charities, Press Releases
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Aug. 18, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — California Safe Schools, a nonprofit dedicated to children’s environmental health and safety, reminds parents, guardians, teachers and school staff at all California K-12 public schools and child care centers to file the Right to Know Pesticide Use Notification form at the start of the school year. […]
Press Release: CCHR Addresses UN to End Coercive Psychiatry and Protect Children from Abuse
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Aug. 18, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The Citizens Commission on Human Rights International (CCHR) addressed the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) on August 11, urging the global abolition of electroshock treatment (ECT), forced drugging, psychosurgery, and other coercive psychiatric practices-especially when used on children. CCHR told […]
Press Release: Microsoft Lens is shutting down, but a 100% Free PDF scanner app awaits
By Send2Press Newswire on August 14, 2025 in LOS ANGELES, Calif., Press Releases, Software, Technology
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Aug 14, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Microsoft has confirmed that Lens, its popular free mobile scanner app, will be retired starting September and be removed from app stores by mid-November this year, says PDFgear. As a result, millions of Lens users will soon be looking for an alternative, ideally one that offers […]
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: ‘The Real Superheroes of Beverly Hills’ Get Glitzy Debut at Comic-Con
By Send2Press Newswire on August 6, 2025 in Books and Publishing, Business, Entertainment, LOS ANGELES, Calif., Press Releases, Product Launches
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Aug. 6, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The glittering facade of Beverly Hills just got a serious makeover in the pages of “The Real Superheroes of Beverly Hills” illustrated novel. Writer and longtime comic-book scribe Steve Stern (“Zen Intergalactic Ninja”) said, “It’s the story of four students at Beverly Hills High who receive […]
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: Former Seminarian Shares Journey from Religious Life to Freedom in the Relaunch of His Book ‘Uncollared’
By Send2Press Newswire on July 23, 2025 in Books and Publishing, Business, Entertainment, LOS ANGELES, Calif., Press Releases
LOS ANGELES, Calif., July 23, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — At the age of 13, David F. Yep left his home in Rockford, Illinois to embark on what would become a 13-year journey in Catholic seminary life. It’s a journey he brilliantly breaks down in “Uncollared: Your Heart Knows the Way, Re-Learn How to Listen to […]