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August 14, 2026
CCHR Urges Nationwide Adoption of Mandatory Medical Testing to Avert Psychiatric Diagnosis and Drugs
Federal deprescribing push and Florida's new guidance underscore CCHR's decades-long call to prevent misdiagnosis, harmful drugs, and needless suffering.
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July 31, 2026
The mental health watchdog helped secure a federal ban on school-coerced psychiatric drugging, pressed for antidepressant suicide warnings, and now supports stronger deprescribing safeguards.
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July 22, 2026
The eye-opening exhibit raises community awareness of mental health abuses all around us.
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July 13, 2026
One must know the history in order to confront the present and change the future of abuse in the mental health system.
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June 5, 2026
Watchdog calls on federal officials to advance the HHS deprescribing plan with strong patient protections, as psychiatry attempts to weaken antidepressant tapering reforms
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June 1, 2026
Watchdog's decades-long advocacy for patient rights and safe psychotropic withdrawal gains powerful validation amid rising debate on psychiatric drug risks
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May 26, 2026
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
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May 22, 2026
Group Calls for Ending Electroshock and Greater Disclosure of Psychiatric Drug Risks Linked to Violence
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May 19, 2026
Protesters confront psychiatrists at APA meeting over forced treatment, electroshock therapy, and violence-linked drug risks.
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May 18, 2026
Group Calls for Ending Electroshock and Greater Disclosure of Risks Associated with Psychiatric Drugs Triggering Violence
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May 12, 2026
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
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March 17, 2026
A Traveling Exhibit made a 4-day stop in March in Albuquerque on Central Avenue.
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March 10, 2026
CCHR Traveling Exhibit made a 9-day stop at the end of February and did a stop in Pasadena on Colorado Blvd.
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December 17, 2025
CCHR) is announcing the successful premiere of the new documentary "Prescription for Violence" on December 9, 2025, a hard‑hitting film that examines the role of psychiatric drugs in acts of extreme violence and mass shootings.
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November 11, 2025
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) states that the holiday suicide myth supports misinformation about suicide and might actually hinder prevention efforts.
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October 9, 2025
The Citizens Commission on Human Rights held a two-day exhibit in the Wolfe University Center at Florida International University that presented shocking evidence of mental health abuse and dangerous psychiatric drugging of children.
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September 10, 2025
As a primary activity CCHR provides information on mental health as a public service and since opening new offices in Clearwater has held over one thousand such events with attorneys, doctors and clinical pharmacists as the guest speakers.
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August 25, 2025
The Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) held a two-day exhibit in the Oviedo Mall that presented shocking evidence of mental health abuse and dangerous psychiatric drugging of children.
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August 9, 2025
Observed annually to recognize those who have been awarded the Purple Heart Medal for their sacrifice in service to the United States, this military holiday is a time to show gratitude to the recipients.
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July 31, 2025
A primary activity of the Florida chapter of CCHR is the hosting of events on the numerous aspects of mental health as a public service and since opening new offices in downtown Clearwater, CCHR has held over one thousand such events.
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