Maryland legislators take action after receiving reports of abuse during the largely unregulated transport of young...
Children and Teens Articles
Mental Health Awareness Programs May Be Leading to Tendency to View Symptoms of Everyday Stress as Mental Disorders, CCHR Warns
New research is further evidence of the harm to some students from mental health awareness programs that teach...
CCHR’s Warnings of Potential Harms from ADHD Diagnosing and Treatment Supported by New Research
Evidence of benefit from ADHD diagnosis and treatment is uncertain, but the ADHD label itself, as well as the...
CCHR Renews Call for Ban on Restraint and Seclusion After New Report of School Districts Ignoring Reporting Requirements
The number of schoolchildren subjected to restraint or seclusion is unknown. No federal law bans the practices, which...
CCHR Urges Doctors to Heed New Study Indicating Placebo Effect, Not Antidepressant, Improved Teens’ Depression
Teens guessing they were taking an antidepressant led to substantial improvement, while actual treatment with the drug...
CCHR Renews Call for Laws to Prohibit Restraining Children with Drugs After Use in Psychiatric Facilities Rose 141%
Young, male, Black, and economically disadvantaged children were disproportionately restrained with antipsychotic...
Holiday Blues? Research Finds Alternatives That Avoid Questionable Benefit and Known Side Effects of Antidepressants
Research validates the effectiveness of trusted social connections, exercise, proper diet, enough sleep and other...
Heart Disease Risk Increases the Longer ADHD Drugs are Taken, Study Finds
Researchers advise prescribers to keep monitoring patients on ADHD drugs for symptoms of heart disease. A new study...
World Health Organization Calls Involuntary Electroshock Treatment a Human Rights Abuse
New guidance from World Health Organization and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights also calls for laws banning...