The National Security Archive’s 1,200 documents reveal the dangers of the 1950s CIA mind control experiments, including the use of LSD, which should serve as a warning against today’s looming $5 ...

Reflecting on the progress made against coercive psychiatric practices and obtaining child protections in 2024, CCHR commits itself in 2025 to reinforcing the need to end psychiatric abuse, including ...

“After years of sharing my story and advocating on Capitol Hill, the Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act has officially passed the U.S Congress. This moment is proof that our voices matter, that ...

A new study reveals that patients feel misinformed about the risks of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), reinforcing the argument that the practice should be banned, according to CCHR, the mental health ...

Legislators call for a ban on seclusion rooms and restraint use on schoolchildren, but CCHR says it must extend to all physical and chemical restraint… ...

*Warning: This story contains details that may disturb some people* 300 NZ children were tortured with electroshock at Lake Alice Psychiatric Hospital between 1972 and… ...

Why is it that psychiatry is the only sector in the medical system that generates movements to oppose its oppressive powers and damaging treatments? Why… ...

Psychiatry: Still Shocking After All These Years 1. FIRST CAME THE PIGS The “science” behind electroshock as treatment was born out of a slaughterhouse in… ...

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 FDA warning is long overdue considering CDC has repeatedly warned of overdose deaths from stimulant drugs, including those commonly prescribed for ADHD. By… ...