CCHR says real mental health awareness must confront, not conceal, psychiatry’s coercion, child drugging, and electroshock ...

Misleading claims made to legislators from special interests may hinder vital data collection on psychiatric drugs linked to ...

Between 2020 and 2022, Pediatrics reported a 130% rise in antidepressant prescriptions for girls aged 12–17, while boys’ prescriptions dropped 7%. “What are the odds that one-third of American ...

“Electroshock, psychosurgery, forced drugging, seclusion, and restraint are not care—they are state-sanctioned abuse and must end. Upholding autonomy, dignity, and liberty is non-negotiable.” – Jan ...

“Involuntary psychiatric commitment of the homeless is not a compassionate solution—it’s a costly, coercive, and dangerous policy built on a system that has failed for decades. It compounds trauma, ...

The Citizens Commission on Human Rights International (CCHR) is warning Congress and the public that new legislation to legalize psychedelic drugs for U.S. veterans is a dangerous repeat of history, ...

“This is a criminal industry getting away with egregious assault and deaths of youths, aided by government complacency and bureaucratic delay. America is oblivious to this massive child abuse. That ...

“HB 497 represents a crucial step in ending abusive transport practices and providing legal recourse for victims. With growing bipartisan concern over the treatment of youth in behavioral health ...

“The New York Times report reinforces the urgent need for bold intervention, including harsher penalties for abusive hospitals, revoking their licenses to involuntarily commit, shutting down ...

CCHR International, which was among the groups that first helped get electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) banned on minors in California nearly 50 years ago, hails the current decline in psychiatric use of ...

“The report is one of the most monumental ever in recognizing and condemning psychiatric abuses. It is a significant vindication for all those who revealed the truth about the abuses, and reflects the ...

“The findings are simply horrific. And the report shows a terrible pattern of mistreatment and abuse happening to kids — at facilities which now receive billions of dollars in federal funds.