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Involuntary Treatment Articles
CCHR Calls for Congressional Action to End Use of Restraints in Mental Health Treatment
Citing a new report on the success of no-restraint policies in Italy, Citizens Commission on Human Rights calls for...
CCHR Commends Congressional Action to Prevent Continued Use of Electrical Shocking Device
Citizens Commission on Human Rights advocates banning an electrical shocking device used on autistic and disabled...
Psychiatrists’ Refusal to Align with UN, WHO on Ending Forced Psychiatric Treatment is Big Reason US Lags on Mental Health Human Rights, CCHR Says – and Takes Action
Citizens Commission on Human Rights marches in protest, opens human rights exhibit, delivers open letter to American...
CCHR Exhibit Exposes Psychiatric Human Rights Abuse
Notable New York City activists speak at opening of Citizens Commission on Human Rights’ exhibit exposing sordid...
Human Rights Group Marches in Protest to Demand American Psychiatric Association Denounce Electroshock for Children, Coercive Treatment, in Step with UN and WHO
Citizens Commission on Human Rights calls on APA to end the use of lucrative but dangerous coercive treatment and...
CCHR Relaunching Campaign to Ban Use of Electrical Shocking Devices on Students, After Massachusetts Lawmakers Fail to Pass Bill
Citizens Commission on Human Rights New England is relaunching its campaign to prohibit the use of devices that the...
Mental Health Watchdog Protests U.S. Psychiatrists’ Use of Electroshock; Procedure Violates International Human Rights Standards When Forcibly Administered
Psychiatrists perform electroshock on patients, especially women and older people, despite risks of brain damage and...
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...