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CCHR Thankful for Media Attention Given to Abuses in Child Mental Health System

Watchdog says patient protections from physical, chemical and sexual abuse in child behavioral facilities starts with patients and families reporting abuse and media investigations putting…

CCHR Says the Olympics Raise Mental Health Concerns but not Treatment Harms

The Tokyo Olympics has shown importance of athletes’ mental health, but this shouldn’t be equated with “mental illness” that can lead to forced and damaging…

UN Special Rapporteur Dainius Pūras Addresses Psychiatry’s Global Coercion & Crisis

UN human rights expert speaks out against coercive psychiatry, effects of totalitarian and authoritarian mental health regimes and forced treatment. CCHR calls for action to…