Citizens Commission on Human Rights New England is relaunching its campaign to prohibit the use of devices that the...
Mental Health Rights Articles
Under International Pressure, Psychiatrists Forced to Confront Ending Coercive Mental Health Practices
New evidence of the extent of and harm from involuntary mental health treatment emerges, as efforts continue to...
CCHR Calls on Congress to Align U.S. with International Human Rights Standards and End Coercive Mental Health Treatment
Research indicates coercive practices negatively impact physical and mental health, often compounding a person’s...
Human Rights Group Calls on American Psychiatric Association to Oppose Coercive Mental Health Practices
UN bodies say involuntary mental health practices harm physical and mental health and must end. Citizens Commission on...
Open Letter to the American Psychiatric Association on the Human Rights Abuse of Coercive Psychiatric Practices
The CCHR National Affairs Office calls on the American Psychiatric Association to oppose coercive mental health...
World Health Organization Calls for End to Abusive Mental Health Practices It Says Are All Too Common
Report cites evidence indicates that involuntary mental health treatment is ineffective and can worsen an individual’s...
Mental Health Month: Human Rights Group Renews Call for End of Coercive Practices in the Mental Health System
Recent research found no benefit to patients’ mental health or any lower risk of suicides from involuntary psychiatric...
Involuntary Mental Health Treatment Did Not Result in Improved Patient Outcomes or Lower Risk of Death, Researchers Say
The World Health Organization also cites no proven benefit, but significant evidence of harm from coercive mental...
National Minority Health Month: Good Health Includes Good Mental Health, But Know Your Rights
Because of ingrained racism admitted by American psychiatric and psychological associations, minorities should be...