What is CCHR?

What Is the Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR)?

The Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) is a nonprofit watchdog organization that investigates and exposes abuse in the mental health industry.

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Why We Fight!

Often times people who seek help from psychiatrists, psychologists and other mental health workers, are falsely diagnosed and forced to undergo unwanted and harmful psychiatric treatments, involuntary commitment or electroshock.

Become a Member

Support CCHR!

As a non-profit mental health watchdog, CCHR relies on memberships and donations in order to continue its mission. Donations of any amount are appreciated and are tax-deductible. To make a donation and become a member please click below.

Parental Rights

It is a fundamental right of parents to direct the upbringing, education, and care of their minor children. Important information relating to a minor child should not be withheld, either inadvertently or purposefully, from his or her parent, including information relating to the minor child’s health, mental health, well-being, and education.

A list of “Parental Rights” has been compiled using existing rights understood to be guaranteed to a parent so that all parents can easily know and understand their rights.

Psychiatry: An Industry of Death Museum

A leading proponent for exposing mental health atrocities ramps up its Florida presence with a facility that includes a Psychiatry: An Industry of Death museum and a targeted focus on psychiatric abuses both locally and throughout the world.

The museum presents the unvarnished history of psychiatry across fourteen audio-visual displays, each revealing another aspect of psychiatric abuse and violations of human rights.

You are invited to tour this museum. This entirely self-guided tour includes documentaries and displays of psychiatry’s most harmful treatments. It is the definitive resource on historical and contemporary psychiatric theories and practices.

The museum is free to the public and is open 7 days a week.

Free Information Kit

Restoring Human Rights and Dignity to the Field of Mental Health

What should you know about psychiatry’s “cures” in the name of mental health? How valid are psychiatrists’ diagnoses—and how safe are their drugs?

The answers are contained in this information kit, which is provided free to legislators, government officials, medical and legal professionals, and human rights and advocacy organizations.

“Psychiatry does not commit human rights abuse. It is a human rights abuse.”

~ Dr. Thomas Szasz
Professor Emeritus in Psychiatry and Co-Founder of CCHR

Voices for Humanity – A Stand for Rights in the Sunshine State

TAKE ACTION & MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD!

Florida Residents Only: Something that is very much needed is for people like yourself to sign up for CCHR Florida’s Call-to-Action Email Alerts.

Once added, you will receive any future Alerts on important mental health human rights issues such as:

To see how easy it is, here is a 60 second video that demonstrates how the alerts work.

LATEST NEWS

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Human Rights Expert: Parents Deserve to Be Involved In Their Child’s Mental Health

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Human Rights Expert: How To Ensure School Mental Health Initiatives Don’t Violate Parental Rights

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Mental Health Expert: Debunking the Holiday Season Suicide Rates Myth

Although many individuals do struggle during the winter months and deserve effective care, the idea that suicide rates climb over .

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Psychotropic Medication and Addiction: What You Can Do

According to research, “Psychiatric medications are among the most heavily advertised prescriptions in the United States. […] Psychiatric drugs comprised three .

April 2, 2024

The Baker Act and Your Rights: One Attorney’s Perspective

By: Dr. Stephen Talmadge Ph.D. psychology | Attorney INTRODUCTION I will address many questions about Baker Acts and will present .

February 8, 2024

Testimonials – The Baker Act

These are letters and emails thanking CCHR Florida for the help provided to families: “Thanks for sending the documents, for .

February 8, 2024

CCHR Florida Takes Home the Platinum Award for Government Relations in Campaign to Protect Children

Recognized for their outstanding work, CCHR organized a campaign that helped pass key pieces of legislation protecting children and parental .

November 2, 2022

Human Rights Expert: Is ECT making mental healthcare better or worse?

What Is ECT? Electroconvulsive therapy sends electricity through the brain. The voltage can be as high as 460, and the current .

November 2, 2022

Human Rights Expert: Why Everyone Should Care About Coercive Psychiatry

To Lead the World in Freedom, We Must Start With Mental Health Around the world, civil liberties are declining. People in .

July 26, 2022

Mass Acts of Violence in Our Communities, Are We Asking the Right Questions?

More than 30 studies, drug regulatory agency warnings and expert opinion link psychotropic drugs to violent and suicidal behavior. According .

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CCHR Florida

The Citizens Commission on Human Rights of Florida is an award winning non-profit watchdog organization that investigates and exposes psychiatric abuse and educates the public about their rights in the field of mental health.

CCHR Florida provides only facts and does not provide medical or legal advice.

Our office recommends that an individual seek a competent medical examination by a non-psychiatric medical professional.