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ECT, also known as shock treatment, sends up to 460 volts of electricity through the brain to induce a grand mal seizure. This disruption of the brain’s electrical activity alters its structure and ...
CCHR demands a ban on chemical restraints in U.S. nursing homes and accountability for prescribers, facilities and pharmaceutical companies alike. By Jan Eastgate President CCHR International June 20, ...
CCHR leads protest against American Psychiatric Association, citing billions of dollars wasted on coercive practices—deadly restraints killing children, forced treatment—and a system that harms ...
Encouraged by its decline, CCHR, a patients’ rights watchdog, launches a series exposing the downfall of electroshock treatment and its long-term dangers, including brain injury. By Jan ...
Despite record-high spending, mental health outcomes decline—experts say the fault lies with a flawed diagnostic system. Psychiatric diagnoses lack scientific validity, leading to soaring mental ...
A prestigious award recognized five decades of relentless advocacy for justice and reform fought by CCHR and survivors of electroshock torture at a psychiatric hospital. By Jan Eastgate President CCHR ...
A Federal Investigation Has Launched into the Mass Labeling and Drugging of America’s Children, especially for ADHD. By CCHR International The Mental Health Industry Watchdog February 21, 2025 • The ...
New York Times exposé on unethical practices in Acadia Healthcare psychiatric hospitals prompts push for the removal of involuntary commitment accreditation from abusive facilities and CCHR urges ...
Up to 45% of mental health inpatients have experienced sexual violence, with one hospital saying its rate of patient sexual assault was within the “industry norm.” By CCHR International The Mental ...
CCHR says media exposure of child abuse in the $23 billion behavioral industry is in vital need of reform. By CCHR InternationalMental Health Industry WatchdogOctober 23, 2023 CCHR International ...
Mental health watchdog says recent reports of abuse in the troubled teen industry have highlighted an urgent need for greater oversight to ensure teens are not subjected to harm. CCHR is calling on ...
CCHR’s series on psychiatric fraud aims to assist policymakers and law enforcement in isolating how funding, without accountability for outcomes, has enabled massive financial waste and patient harm.