CCHR says the troubled teen industry still endangers kids’ lives, and tougher bans and oversight of both facilities are ...

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, ...

Despite years of investigations and billion-dollar fines, rampant abuse continues in youth behavioral-psychiatric hospitals. CCHR demands immediate federal and state action—not another three-year ...

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 ...

Congress passed the Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act, championed by Paris Hilton, and supported by CCHR. The law sets a precedent for future protections for youth from psychiatric-behavioral ...

After more than 50 years of investigating and exposing psychiatric violations of human rights, the Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) can say with certainty that the psychiatric/mental health ...

Expert declares mental health and psychiatry are in a tailspin. CCHR warns of psychiatric treatment risks, rising drug deaths, and poor psychiatric outcomes requiring close scrutiny. By CCHR ...

The mental health watchdog says recent legislation improving oversight of youth behavioral facilities offers national hope, but warns that psychiatric hospitals involved in harm and fraud are evading ...

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 ...

Mental health industry watchdog praises recent Senate Committee on Finance report, “Warehouses of Neglect,” for exposing egregious systemic abuse of youths within the behavioral treatment industry.

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 ...