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October 30, 2026
Parents need clear warnings that ADHD assessments lack objective tests and that prescribed stimulants carry documented risks of addiction, psychosis, and other harms.
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October 23, 2026
The UK's drug regulatory agency has expanded suicide-risk information to all ages and formally recognizes antidepressant-induced sexual dysfunction
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October 16, 2026
Global Guidance Highlights How Institutional Treatment Violates Patient Autonomy and Exposes Them to Abuse While 1.2 Million Americans Are Involuntarily Committed Yearly
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October 9, 2026
The watchdog wants psychedelic drug applications rejected. If any drug advances, it says it must be barred for minors, pregnant women, the elderly, those with impaired consent, and those with a history of violence or psychosis.
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October 5, 2026
The mental health industry watchdog updates its Human Rights Declaration and Psychiatric Living Will, urging individuals to protect themselves against forced treatment
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September 25, 2026
New York Psychiatrist Supports Organization Focused on Brain Health, Scientific Innovation,
Rehabilitation and Human-Centered Care
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September 18, 2026
As reports grow of psychotropic drug harms and some psychiatric hospital staff being prosecuted for child sexual abuse, parents need facts to protect their children.
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September 17, 2026
XpertDox brings AI medical coding to Kai Shin Clinic's addiction medicine, mental health, and primary care services across Minnesota, with a focus on accuracy, explainability, and compliance.
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September 14, 2026
CCHR: Dr. Thomas Szasz's Warning Against Involuntary Hospitalization Is Now UN Human-Rights Doctrine
CCHR honors co-founder Thomas Szasz as UN human-rights authorities now say coercive psychiatric practices violate liberty, autonomy and personal integrity.
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September 4, 2026
Consumers should read drug labels—and ask prescribers to explain warnings about suicidal thoughts, aggression and homicidal ideation because a label alone does not ensure informed consent.
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August 28, 2026
ECT survivors speak out about the painful practice administered to an estimated 100,000 Americans each year, including children
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August 25, 2026
Watchdog group cites Tennessee's landmark toxicology law and White Paper documenting 145 cases of violence linked to psychiatric drugs
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August 19, 2026
Advocating for changes in civil commitment laws in Minnesota
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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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August 7, 2026
Call for legal reform in $140 billion U.S. mental health industry following restraint deaths and evidence of harm from coercive treatment
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August 4, 2026
Buffalo psychiatrist and addiction medicine specialist says trust, compassion, and human connection remain the foundation of effective mental health care.
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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 24, 2026
With electroshock now banned for minors in Ireland, several U.S. states, and Western Australia, mental health watchdog calls for global response to eliminate its use
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July 17, 2026
Decades of Youth Psychiatric Abuse Exposed: Celebrity's Campaign and CCHR's 35-Year Advocacy Fuel Calls to Defund For-Profit Behavioral Empires
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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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