Citizens Commission on Human Rights of Florida Press Releases

• Published on July 8, 2020 - 05:02 GMT

  

  Over 260,000 Reached in Campaign to Educate Parents on Their Rights

  While parental rights are viewed as fundamental many families wonder what these rights are and where they can be found, this campaign answers these questions. CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES, July 8, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Earlier this year the …

  Distribution channels: Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals Industry, Human Rights ...
• Published on July 1, 2020 - 04:48 GMT

  

  Watchdog Calling for Reform During National Minority Mental Health Month

  African American children make up about 33% of kids in foster care and one in four children in foster care are administered at least one psychotropic drug. CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES, July 1, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Observed during July every …

  Distribution channels: Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals Industry, Human Rights ...
• Published on June 24, 2020 - 02:58 GMT

  

  CCHR: Florida’s Emergency Psychiatric Hold is a Human Rights Violation

  A staggering 36,078 involuntary psychiatric examinations were initiated on children across the state and over 4,000 of these involved children 10 and younger. CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES, June 23, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Once again Florida …

  Distribution channels: Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals Industry, Human Rights ...
• Published on June 17, 2020 - 05:03 GMT

  

  Mental Health Watchdog Calls for Ban on Electroshock Device in Florida

  Despite no clinical trials proving safety, children aged 5 and younger are being subjected to electroshock in the United States. CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES, June 17, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- In light of the fact that the FDA admits …

  Distribution channels: Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals Industry, Human Rights ...
• Published on June 10, 2020 - 01:58 GMT

  

  Mental Health Watchdog Reaches More Than 180,000 Through Parental Rights Campaign

  While parental rights have historically been viewed as fundamental, many parents do not fully understand their rights. CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES, June 9, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- As part of a campaign to educate parents on their rights, the …

  Distribution channels: Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals Industry, Human Rights ...
• Published on June 2, 2020 - 22:53 GMT

  

  Baker Act Reform is Needed in Order to Protect Parental Rights

  Earlier this year media on the Baker Acting of children spurred calls for reformation yet the most obvious solution of notifying parents was ignored. CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES, June 2, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The number of children being …

  Distribution channels: Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals Industry, Human Rights ...
• Published on May 27, 2020 - 14:03 GMT

  

  Mental Health Month: A Marketing Campaign to Fuel the Psychiatric Industry

  Psychiatric treatment is one of the most lucrative businesses in the world according to IMS Health with global sales reaching $76 billion a year. CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES, May 27, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Since 1949 the month of May has been …

  Distribution channels: Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals Industry, Human Rights ...
• Published on May 20, 2020 - 21:18 GMT

  

  Reliance on Suicide Risk Assessments May Increase Suicide Deaths

  Experts in the field have repeatedly concluded that there is not any one scale that can predict who will commit suicide to any useful degree. CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES, May 20, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Due to COVID-19, mental health advocates …

  Distribution channels: Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals Industry, Human Rights ...
• Published on May 12, 2020 - 05:12 GMT

  

  Mental Health Watchdog Reaches Over 100,000 in Campaign to Protect Parental Rights

  While parental rights are viewed as fundamental many families wonder what these rights are and where they can be found, this campaign answers these questions. CLEARWATER, FL, UNITED STATES, May 12, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Last month the Citizens …

  Distribution channels: Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals Industry, Human Rights ...
• Published on May 5, 2020 - 22:32 GMT

  

  Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week Sheds Light on Dangerous Psychiatric Drug Side Effects

  1 in 6 Americans takes a psychiatric drug with antidepressants being the most common, followed by anxiety relievers and antipsychotics. CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES, May 5, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- In 2019 the Florida legislature adopted a …

  Distribution channels: Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals Industry, Human Rights ...
• Published on April 28, 2020 - 23:00 GMT

  

  CCHR Warns: Mental Health Month Marketing Feeds Lucrative Psychiatric Industry

  There are over 78 million people taking psychiatric drugs in the United States with global sales reaching $76 billion a year. CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES, April 28, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- With global sales reaching $76 billion a year, …

  Distribution channels: Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals Industry, Human Rights ...
• Published on April 21, 2020 - 09:42 GMT

  

  Real Disease vs. Mental “Disorder” – The Myth Behind Psychiatric Diagnoses

  Psychiatric disorders are not medical diseases. There is no lab test or chemical imbalance test that can verify any mental disorder is a physical condition. CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES, April 21, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- According to the …

  Distribution channels: Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals Industry, Human Rights ...
• Published on April 15, 2020 - 00:08 GMT

  

  Mental Health Watchdog Launches Website to Educate Parents on Their Rights

  A new website hosted by Citizens Commission on Human Rights of Florida is helping parents find their way through the maze of laws related to parental rights. CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES, April 14, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Earlier this month the …

  Distribution channels: Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals Industry, Human Rights ...
• Published on April 8, 2020 - 00:53 GMT

  

  What are Parental Rights? New Website Provides Answers to Florida Parents

  While parental rights are viewed as fundamental many families wonder what these rights are and where they can be found, CCHR’s website answers these questions. CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES, April 7, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Even before the …

  Distribution channels: Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals Industry, Human Rights ...
• Published on March 31, 2020 - 22:28 GMT

  

  CCHR Encourages the Public to Report Psychiatric Abuse and Fraud

  The Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR), a mental health industry watchdog, operates a free hotline to report abuse. CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES, March 31, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- With the recent passage of the federal stimulus package, …

  Distribution channels: Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals Industry, Human Rights ...
• Published on March 24, 2020 - 19:58 GMT

  

  Six-year-old Allegedly Forcibly Drugged in Psychiatric Facility: CCHR Demanding Answers

  Mental Health Watchdog demands answers following the Baker Acting and alleged forced psychiatric drugging of child. CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES, March 24, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- With all the media coverage and outrage over six-year-old Nadia …

  Distribution channels: Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals Industry, Human Rights ...
• Published on March 17, 2020 - 19:49 GMT

  

  Studies Point to the Unworkability of Suicide Risk Assessments and the Potential for Increasing Suicide Deaths

  Scientific American reported that suicide risk assessment research suggests that these assessments do not help any may increase suicide risk. CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES, March 17, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Suicide is the second-leading cause of …

  Distribution channels: Education, Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals Industry ...
• Published on March 11, 2020 - 02:23 GMT

  

  Mental Health Watchdog Hosts Legal Symposium Highlighting Baker Act Abuse Prevention

  During 2017/2018 there were over 200,000 involuntary psychiatric examinations, Baker Acts, and more than 36,000 of these were initiated on children. CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES, March 10, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The Florida chapter of the …

  Distribution channels: Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals Industry, Human Rights ...
• Published on March 10, 2020 - 22:28 GMT

  

  Watchdog Calls for Reform Following the Baker Acting of Yet Another Child Under 10 in Florida

  Over 4,000 involuntary psychiatric examinations, Baker Acts, involved children 10 and younger during 2017/2018 according to the Baker Act Reporting Center. CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES, March 10, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Clearwater mother, …

  Distribution channels: Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals Industry, Human Rights ...
• Published on March 3, 2020 - 23:33 GMT

  

  Calls for Baker Act Reform Continue to Leave Parents Out of the Solution

  Recent media on the Baker Acting of children spurred calls for reformation yet the most obvious solution of bringing parents into the process is being ignored. CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES, March 3, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The mental health law …

  Distribution channels: Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals Industry, Human Rights ...