by CCHR National Affairs Office | Jun 18, 2025
Report finds individuals held against their will for mental health conditions may not be given due process for extended periods of time, may be subjected to abusive treatment while detained, and may endure serious disruptions to their lives. A troubling new report...
by CCHR National Affairs Office | Jun 4, 2025
Even clinicians call for an approach to alleviating depression that does not rely on antidepressants, which research has found to have questionable effectiveness and increased risks of serious side effects. Deeply depressed patients who do not get symptom relief after...
by CCHR National Affairs Office | May 21, 2025
The Citizens Commission on Human Rights advocates for the adoption of international standards in the U.S. that call for ending involuntary mental health treatment and ensuring human rights in the field of mental health. A coalition of human rights advocates, civil...
by CCHR National Affairs Office | May 14, 2025
Citizens Commission on Human Rights advocates the global adoption of international human rights standards that call for informed consent to mental health treatment and an end of coercive psychiatric practices. During Mental Health Awareness Month, the Citizens...
by CCHR National Affairs Office | May 7, 2025
Maryland legislators took action after receiving reports of abuse during the largely unregulated transport of young people to residential behavioral treatment programs. The programs themselves have been the subject of investigations that found rampant physical,...
