Study: Electroshock Patients 44 Times More Likely to Commit Suicide
Mental health watchdog says new study on electroshock and increased suicide risks reinforces calls for a nationwide ban. By CCHR International The Mental Health Industry…
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Mental Health Funding Has Delivered Deaths, Child Abuse, and a System in Shambles
$280 billion in mental health funding hasn’t ended violent restraint use and patient deaths. And in schools, despite mental health screening and treatment, the culture…
U.S. Congress Gives Legal Right to Ban Electroshock Treatment Torture Device
CCHR calls on Massachusetts legislators to ban the use of electroshock for behavioral punishment, and not wait for the FDA to prohibit the shock device,…
Oversight of Chemical Restraint Use in Foster Care Children Has Failed and Harmed Them
25% of foster care children are still being subjected to psychotropic drugs, despite decades of government oversight. Medicaid accounts for 80% of all antipsychotic prescriptions…
Dangerous Mental Health Practices Must Stop on Our Elderly in Nursing Homes
CCHR responds to a federal investigation launched against the harmful psychotropic drugging of the elderly in nursing homes. It demands effective oversight and penalties to…