Forced community-based psychiatric treatment orders need to be banned. Right now, patients who refuse these may face criminal penalties, more forced drugging, or re-institutionalization, raising inter ...

CCHR leads protest against American Psychiatric Association, citing billions of dollars wasted on coercive practices—deadly restraints killing children, forced treatment—and a system that harms ...

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 United States is spending more than ever on mental health—yet outcomes continue to worsen. Suicide rates are rising, psychiatric hospitalizations are increasing, and more Americans than ever are ...

“The ongoing courage and commitment displayed by the survivors and CCHR—led by director Mike Ferriss and researcher Victor Boyd—has resulted in real impact, ensuring survivor voices are finally heard, ...

• The Call to End a Manufactured Epidemic: With mounting evidence increases in children being labeled with ADHD, without any scientific test to substantiate the diagnosis, a federal investigation ...

“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 World Medical Association (WMA) has unanimously approved new guidelines on informed consent in medical research aimed at enhancing human rights for research participants.[1] While acknowledging ...

“CCHR supports a call for a stronger warning label on stimulants causing psychosis, but given its own documented findings that the drugs are also linked to acts of senseless violence, including school ...