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Patients, Not the FDA, Have Been Leaders in Exposing Psychiatric Drug Side Effects

In 1991, patients and experts testified before the FDA on the link between antidepressants and suicidal ideation. It would take the FDA 13 years to…

Protestors at US Psychiatric Convention Rally for Ban on Torturous Electroshock

CCHR protestors demanded American Psychiatric Association convention attendees support a ban on electroshock given to 100,000 Americans, including 5-year-olds. CCHR draws on international reports condemning…

FDA Finally Adds “Addiction” to Black Box Warning on ADHD Drugs

CCHR says FDA warning is long overdue considering CDC has repeatedly warned of overdose deaths from stimulant drugs, including those commonly prescribed for ADHD. By…

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Psychiatric Drugs: Create Violence & Suicide

Read the report on Psychiatric Drugs: Create Violence and Suicide—School Shooting and Other Acts of Senseless Violence, a 64-page fully documented report. Click here >

Report Psychiatric Abuse

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Know Your Rights

Parents are quite simply not being given accurate information about psychiatric labels (mental disorders) or the drugs being prescribed to 'treat' their children.

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News & Updates

World Health Organization New Guidelines are Vital to End Coercive Psychiatric Practices & Abuse

WHO report vindicates CCHR and the many groups that have fought worldwide for the recognition of psychiatric human rights violations, including involuntary commitment and forced…

UN Special Rapporteur Dainius Pūras Addresses Psychiatry’s Global Coercion & Crisis

UN human rights expert speaks out against coercive psychiatry, effects of totalitarian and authoritarian mental health regimes and forced treatment. CCHR calls for action to…