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...
by CCHR National Affairs Office | Jul 10, 2024
Court concluded that company’s failure to fully disclose risks of electroshock to a physician meant that the patient also did not know the risks before undergoing the procedure, which resulted in brain damage. Citizens Commission on Human Rights warns device has never...
by CCHR National Affairs Office | Jul 3, 2024
A growing body of evidence suggests that psychiatric hospitalization itself may be a major risk factor for suicide and other harms to patients’ mental health, especially for those admitted against their will. Citizens Commission on Human Rights is calling on Congress...
by CCHR National Affairs Office | Jun 26, 2024
Expectant mothers considering psychiatric drugs should have the increased risks of premature birth and respiratory, circulatory, and feeding problems for their newborns fully disclosed to them by their prescribers. The Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR), a...
by CCHR National Affairs Office | Jun 19, 2024
New research is further evidence of the harm to some students from mental health awareness programs that teach psychiatric terms and concepts. Citizens Commission on Human Rights advocates an end to universal psychiatric-oriented instruction in schools. A new study...
