Mental Health Watchdog Urges FDA to Ban Electroshock Device
As the House Appropriations Committee eliminates a loophole that would have allowed punitive electric shocks for behavior control, CCHR calls for a complete ban on…
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New Zealand Inquiry Findings of Child Psychiatric Torture Should Prompt U.S. Reforms
CCHR, a mental health industry watchdog, says a New Zealand Inquiry finding of 200,000 children and vulnerable adults tortured in psychiatric and behavioral institutions mirror…
Spanish Court Upholds CCHR’s Psychiatric Abuse Education Campaign as Vital
The mental health human rights watchdog’s websites, publications and documentaries were determined by Spain’s highest court to be of “importance in today’s society,” especially in…
CCHR Warns Parents Against Abducting Troubled Teens to Psychiatric Facilities
With federal and state investigations of the “troubled teen” behavioral industry, the “transport” companies used to kidnap and force children into potentially deadly “therapy” should…
Foster Care Children Vulnerable to Maltreatment, Including Psychotropic Drug Use
CCHR, a mental health industry watchdog, praises OIG report highlighting states’ failed oversight of foster children’s treatment and calls for immediate action to address ongoing…