by CCHR National Affairs Office | Oct 18, 2023
UN bodies say involuntary mental health practices harm physical and mental health and must end. Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR), a nonprofit mental health watchdog, delivered an open letter October 12 to the leadership of the American Psychiatric...
by CCHR National Affairs Office | Oct 12, 2023
The CCHR National Affairs Office calls on the American Psychiatric Association to oppose coercive mental health treatment. Click here to read more.
by CCHR National Affairs Office | Oct 10, 2023
Report cites evidence indicates that involuntary mental health treatment is ineffective and can worsen an individual’s condition. In a joint call to action for World Mental Health Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Office of the High...
by CCHR National Affairs Office | Oct 5, 2023
Antipsychotic use by elderly with dementia was also linked to worse outcomes in performing their activities of daily living after home health care ended. A new clinical study has found evidence that powerful antipsychotic drugs are overly prescribed to older...
by CCHR National Affairs Office | Sep 28, 2023
Over 5,000 mistakes were reported to poison centers in 2021, meaning a child was harmed every 100 minutes; not all medication errors are reported. Rising right along with the rapid increase in prescriptions for ADHD drugs in the U.S. is the frequency with which...
