Citizens Commission On Human Rights News
With nearly $140 billion spent annually on mental health treatment in the U.S., there is no justification for forced treatment and restraint, mental health watchdog says
A recent congressional hearing on MKULTRA highlights the need for stronger safeguards against coercive psychiatric and behavioral research.
Thirty-seven mental health, psychiatric, behavioral health, and substance abuse cases reveal alleged false claims, falsified records, kickbacks, and phantom services—patients harmed while providers pocketed luxury gains.
Reports of sexual abuse by psychiatrists, therapists, and psychiatric facility staff demand stronger laws and full accountability
An analysis of psychiatric hospitals delivering ECT reveals a systemic failure to inform patients of risks the FDA recommended eight years ago. Failed oversight and court findings on brain damage are fueling renewed calls for a ban.
Hundreds remain traumatized by electro-skin shocks, as delays banning a device described by the United Nations and patients as torture continue. The inaction highlights the broader failure to also ban electroshock (ECT) devices.
Watchdog calls on federal officials to advance the HHS deprescribing plan with strong patient protections, as psychiatry attempts to weaken antidepressant tapering reforms
Watchdog's decades-long advocacy for patient rights and safe psychotropic withdrawal gains powerful validation amid rising debate on psychiatric drug risks
New laws highlight Tennessee's proactive response to growing concerns over psychiatric drug risks and potential links to violence. CCHR says these reforms are needed nationwide
Group Calls for Ending Electroshock and Greater Disclosure of Risks Associated with Psychiatric Drugs Triggering Violence
New federal actions emphasize informed consent, holistic care, and protection for children and adults from psychiatric drug risks—but broader access to deprescribing support remains essential
Fast-tracked psychedelics risk repeating psychiatric drug disasters as synthetic compounds are promoted as safe and natural, violating informed consent
Psychotropic drug-related violence cases with 720 deaths and 1,602 injuries fuel call for nationwide toxicology screening and database
Vulnerable elderly residents face serious risks and premature death from antipsychotics.