Tag Archives: Involuntary Commitment

CCHR Protests Coercive Psychiatric Practices, Calls for Human Rights-Based Mental Health Treatment Based on Consent

The Citizens Commission on Human Rights advocates for the adoption of international standards in the U.S. that call for ending involuntary mental health treatment and ensuring human rights in the field of mental health. Continue reading

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CCHR Promotes Human Rights During Mental Health Awareness Month

Citizens Commission on Human Rights advocates the global adoption of international human rights standards that call for informed consent to mental health treatment and an end of coercive psychiatric practices. Continue reading

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End the Fraud and Abuse of Involuntary Psychiatric Detentions

Research indicates psychiatric confinements against a person’s will have been increasing at three times the rate of the increase in population. Investigations and U.S. Justice Department complaints have alleged that patients have been held and their insurance billed unnecessarily. Continue reading

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CCHR Calls for Repeal of Laws Allowing Forced Psychiatric Detention Amid Evidence of Abusive and Racist Use

New study finds requests made under Massachusetts law to transport people against their will for psychiatric evaluation were made by health professionals who had not seen the individuals who were the subject of their requests, and those individuals were disproportionately Black people. Continue reading

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Investigation Exposes Psychiatric Facilities that Wrongly Held Patients Against Their Will

Involuntary commitments to psychiatric facilities have increased over the last decade. Evidence indicates many are unlawful detainments, but facilities bill patients and their insurance providers. Continue reading

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At 988 Crisis Lifeline’s Second Anniversary, CCHR Calls on SAMHSA to Provide Data to Researchers for Evaluation of Effectiveness, Outcomes

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration should make 988 Lifeline data available so researchers and policymakers can evaluate the effectiveness and appropriateness of the handling of calls, and to ensure callers’ human rights are being respected, Citizens Commission on Human Rights says. Continue reading

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New Research Links Psychiatric Hospitalization to Much Higher Risks of Premature Death and Suicide After Discharge, CCHR Warns

A growing body of evidence suggests that psychiatric hospitalization itself may be a major risk factor for suicide and other harms to patients’ mental health, especially for those admitted against their will. Citizens Commission on Human Rights is calling on Congress to investigate. Continue reading

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Black History Month: African Americans Warned of Long History of Psychiatrists and Psychologists’ Racism and Its Legacy in Today’s Mental Health System

Scientific research shows Blacks are more likely than Whites to be labeled with a mental disorder related to disruptive, defiant, or psychotic behavior, to be involuntarily committed to a psychiatric facility, and to be physically, mechanically, or chemically restrained, and for a longer time. Continue reading

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CCHR Calls on Congress to Align U.S. with International Human Rights Standards and End Coercive Mental Health Treatment

Research indicates coercive practices negatively impact physical and mental health, often compounding a person’s existing condition. Continue reading

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World Health Organization Calls for End to Abusive Mental Health Practices It Says Are All Too Common

Report cites evidence indicates that involuntary mental health treatment is ineffective and can worsen an individual’s condition. Continue reading

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