by CCHR National Affairs Office | Aug 13, 2024
The U.S. drug regulatory agency examined evidence presented by the company requesting approval for MDMA (ecstasy) and reports from experts examining that evidence before denying approval for the drug as mental health treatment. A medical journal has just retracted...
by CCHR National Affairs Office | Aug 7, 2024
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration should make 988 Lifeline data available so researchers and policymakers can evaluate the effectiveness and appropriateness of the handling of calls, and to ensure callers’ human rights are being respected,...
by CCHR National Affairs Office | Jul 31, 2024
Citing a new report on the success of no-restraint policies in Italy, Citizens Commission on Human Rights calls for mental health care reforms that align with international standards for a human rights-based approach in mental health practices. A new report...
by CCHR National Affairs Office | Jul 24, 2024
African Americans receiving mental health services are disproportionately assessed with disruptive, defiant and psychotic disorders, evidence of the systemic racism that psychiatric and psychological associations admit is ingrained in mental health practices. ...
by CCHR National Affairs Office | Jul 13, 2024
Citizens Commission on Human Rights advocates banning an electrical shocking device used on autistic and disabled students at a Massachusetts institution. Congress removed wording from a current bill that would have allowed shocking to continue after an expected FDA...
