A prestigious award recognized five decades of relentless advocacy for justice and reform fought by CCHR and survivors of ...

A newly published report in the University of Baltimore Law Review reveals widespread abuse and negligence in the troubled teen industry, where thousands of adolescents suffer mistreatment in ...

“Abuse thrives in environments with minimal oversight. Many mental health facilities operate with little supervision, creating a breeding ground for these horrific acts to go undetected for years.

CCHR Demands Increased Medicaid/Medicare Oversight, Accountability, and Criminal Prosecution in Response to National Scandal of Staff-Inflicted Sexual Abuse in Residential Behavioral and Psychiatric ...

“It is time for comprehensive reform to prohibit coercive practices, enforce meaningful oversight, and prioritize the human rights of mental health consumers. Legislators must act now to ensure that ...

“Encouraging mental health screening for children is unsupported by scientific evidence and amounts to a reckless public health experiment on children.” – Allen Frances, psychiatrist and former Chair ...

CCHR testifies before hearing of Maryland law seeking to end potentially lethal restraint methods used in youth transports to psychiatric treatment facilities. By Jan EastgatePresident… ...

CCHR testifies before hearing of Maryland law seeking to end potentially lethal restraint methods used in youth transports to psychiatric treatment facilities. By Jan EastgatePresident… ...

In a rare move, the Justice Department on Tuesday announced that it had charged a former vice president and top lawyer for the British drug giant GlaxoSmithKline with making false statements and ...