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During Mental Health Month, CCHR Congratulates Media on its National Award for Exposure of Child Abuse at Behavioral Center
Mental Health Month reinforces how vital media coverage is to protect children in behavioral-psych facilities, as news report receives National Headliner Award for exposing abuses…
CCHR’s Museum & Award-Winning Film on Psychiatry’s Harmful History a “Must-See”
The mental health industry watchdog’s free, public museum in Los Angeles has educated and helped over 280,000 visitors. Healthcare students tour to get facts on…
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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…
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When Prescribing Psychiatric Drugs Becomes Reckless Endangerment
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