Tag Archives: Abuse

CCHR Traveling Exhibit in Kansas City

Posted on August 14, 2025 by cchrstl

CCHR Traveling Exhibit in Kansas City 9/5/2025-9/8/2025 Continue reading →

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New Report Reveals Involuntary Commitment in North Carolina Hospital Emergency Departments is Overused, Misused, and Harmful

Posted on July 10, 2025 by cchrstl

Report finds individuals held against their will for mental health conditions may not be given due process for extended periods of time, may be subjected to abusive treatment while detained, and may endure serious disruptions to their lives. Continue reading →

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St. Louis Area Psychiatrist Committing Health Crimes

Posted on June 9, 2025 by cchrstl

Dr. Mohd Azfar Malik, 71, pleaded guilty in April 2025 to making false statements related to health care matters. Continue reading →

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Maryland Governor Signs CCHR-Supported Legislation to Protect Troubled Youth from Abusive Transport to For-Profit Residential Behavioral Treatment Programs

Posted on May 12, 2025 by cchrstl

Maryland legislators took action after receiving reports of abuse during the largely unregulated transport of young people to residential behavioral treatment programs. The programs themselves have been the subject of investigations that found rampant physical, psychological, and sexual abuse of the children and teens residing there. Continue reading →

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CCHR Supports Legislation to Protect Troubled Youth in Maryland from Abusive Transport to For-Profit Residential Behavioral Treatment Programs

Posted on March 3, 2025 by cchrstl

Maryland legislators take action after receiving reports of abuse during the largely unregulated transport of young people to private residential behavioral programs. The programs themselves have been the subject of investigations that found rampant physical, psychological, and sexual abuse of the children and teens residing there. Continue reading →

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Missouri Psychiatrist and Co-Conspirator Finally Brought to Justice

Posted on January 6, 2025 by cchrstl

CCHR St. Louis was among the first to spot and make known this psychiatrist’s criminal behavior. Continue reading →

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Exhibit Exposes Psychiatric Human Rights Abuses at Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Conference

Posted on October 7, 2024 by cchrstl

Citizens Commission on Human Rights’ exhibit exposes the history to the present day of harmful and racist practices in the mental health system that constitute human rights violations, and calls for laws to ban harmful practices, in line with international human rights standards. Continue reading →

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CCHR Exhibit Exposes Psychiatric Human Rights Abuse

Posted on May 20, 2024 by cchrstl

Notable New York City activists spoke at opening of Citizens Commission on Human Rights’ exhibit exposing sordid history of harmful psychiatric practices still in use today. Continue reading →

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CCHR Relaunching Campaign to Ban Use of Electrical Shocking Devices on Students, After Massachusetts Lawmakers Fail to Pass Bill

Posted on April 15, 2024 by cchrstl

Citizens Commission on Human Rights New England is relaunching its campaign to prohibit the use of devices that the FDA has recently proposed to ban after citing physical and psychological harm to those receiving electrical shocks from the devices. Continue reading →

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Mental Health Watchdog Protests U.S. Psychiatrists’ Use of Electroshock; Procedure Violates International Human Rights Standards When Forcibly Administered

Posted on March 4, 2024 by cchrstl

Psychiatrists perform electroshock on patients, especially women and older people, despite risks of brain damage and permanent memory loss and no conclusive proof of effectiveness, experts say.  Even young children are electroshocked in the U.S. Continue reading →

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