The World Health Organization (WHO) has released guidelines that lash out against coercive psychiatric practices including the use of restraint,…
WHO report vindicates CCHR and the many groups that have fought…
Any sexual contact with patients by treating psychiatrists, psychologists and therapists causes harm and should involve criminal sanctions. In countries, such…
Deadly Deep Sleep Treatment November 25, 2020 by Jan Eastgate, President CCHR International Electroshock treatment featured prominently as part of a damaging and deadly…
Australia already has a staggering 2,522 children aged 0-4 years old on a potentially dangerous psychiatric drug. Now there is…
Many people who have taken psychiatric drugs have found that the withdrawal effects of these drugs can persist for months,…
Australia’s Productivity Commission is currently doing an investigation into spending on mental health including how effective the money spent on…
Take Action to Stop Psychiatric Abuse The Royal Commission has been given the task to inquire into and report on how…
Should Asia follow Australia’s actions? On 21st to 24th Feb 2019, Sydney is hosting the 7th World Congress of Asian Psychiatry…
The terror experienced by those forcibly restrained in a psychiatric ward can have a deep and lasting impact on an…
Electroshock Still Legal for Use on NSW Children with Exhibit Amping Up Public Awareness Campaign On Thursday 13th September a chillingly…
Whilst most people are under the impression that electroshock therapy (ECT) is banned in Australia because the mere idea of…
Due to skyrocketing numbers of children on antidepressants CCHR has released a documentary titled, Psychiatry Friend or Foe? The Untold…
The new Queensland Mental Health Act came into force on the 5th March 2017 after it had been under review…
There has been a dramatic increase in the psychiatric labelling and prescription of antidepressants, antipsychotics and ADHD drugs to Australian…
Below are areas of grave concern in the current Victorian Mental Health Act that need to be changed to protect…
Parental Consent Not Needed ELECTROSHOCK OF NSW CHILDREN: It is appalling that the current NSW Mental Health Act allows for children…
CCHR asks for parents to come forward about sons who may be suffering a serious, antipsychotic drug side effect: growth…
Electroshock (ECT) is the application of up to hundreds of volts of electricity sent searing through the brain to…
There have been over 1,100 adverse reactions reported to Australia's drug regulatory agency for suicide, suicidal thoughts and behaviour and…
Illegal for mental illness in NSW and the NT, Victorian psychiatrists want to be able to cut into the brains…
14 year olds can agree to electroshock and 16 year olds to psychosurgery, both without parental consent! The WA Mental Health…
Children will be able to agree to electroshock and psychosurgery without parental consent ! The Victorian Mental Health Act has been…
The controversial Victorian Mental Health Act is expected to go before Parliament this week with the torturous use of electroshock…
Illegal for mental illness in NSW and the NT, Western Australian psychiatrists want to be able to barbarically cut 16…
With the call for the ban of physical restraint in young children this week by National Mental Health Commissioner, Ms…
14 year olds can agree to electroshock and 16 year olds to psychosurgery, both without parental consent! The WA Mental Health…
In June 2012, Australia was before the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child (UN CRC) regarding the…
The Queensland Mental Health Act is under review and public feedback is being called for on the current law. A…
This is the saddest moment in my 45 year career of studying, practicing, and teaching psychiatry. The Board of Trustees…
The Diagnostic & Statistical Manual (DSM) is an ever-growing manual used to diagnosis mental illness. It began with three entries…
Obtaining statistics on psychiatric drug usage, especially by age group is now (July 2012) a lengthy and costly affair—upwards of…
If Australia's famous bushranger Ned Kelly was alive today, psychiatrists would most likely label him with "oppositional defiant disorder." In…
With over 15,000 Mental Health Prescriptions Written Every Day in Victoria, a State of the Art Exhibit Exposes the Truth…
The W.A. Mental Health Act is under review and the above are included in proposals of the draft bill. Please…
The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) Inaugural Symposium on Youth Mental Health to be held in…
Rife with Conflicts of Interest and Could Lead to More Children Being "Pre-Drugged" Please take action and provide feedback to federal…
The statistics are alarming - nearly 89,000 Australian children under 16 are on ADHD drugs, antidepressants and antipsychotics (4,429 aged…
An extremely concerning statement in the CPPs on ADHD indicates that Australia could now be following the US model where…
With a government ordered investigation in progress to address horrific conditions exposed in Victorian psychiatric hospitals, CCHR is calling for…
The exhibit addresses the following issues and more. Origins of Torture: The "Father of American Psychiatry" set the scene for the…
Children as young as two are increasingly being prescribed powerful stimulant drugs like Ritalin for "ADHD." 2,406 Australian children younger…
"Alarm as more kids on anti-depressants" Herald Sun, 30 May 2011, read the full article on the Herald Sun website. Download…
Chief Psychiatrist's Investigation a Red Herring A national mental health watchdog says that with $1 billion spent on Victoria's mental health…
FORMER Australian of the Year Patrick McGorry has aborted a controversial trial of antipsychotic drugs on children as young as…
Twenty drug companies are helping sponsor the 3rd World Congress of Asian Psychiatry held in Melbourne this week, as Asia…
Transparency and conflicts of interest in the May 2011 Mental Health in Infancy, Childhood and Adolescent Conference, Perth. The theme of…
Citizens Committee on Human Rights (CCHR) Australia have called for full accountability of government funding as calls for increased mental…
While "The Independent Mental Health Reform Group" called for an extra $3.5 billion to be spent on mental health in…
While the Mind and its Potential Conference being held in Sydney is discussing the "extraordinary capacity of the brain to…
With Australia's Toddlers and Children Already Exposed to Antipsychotic Drug Risks, How Informed are Parents? Download this article as a PDF There…
Psychiatrists Admit They Created the Euthanasia Program and Ideology That Fueled Hitler's Holocaust It is cold, hard documented fact that German…
CCHR Calls for Australian Draft ADHD Guidelines to be Scrapped: Landmark Study Shows ADHD drugs can Permanently Increase Blood Pressure The release…
Mental Health Group Wants Funding Directed to Non-invasive Methods and Parents Informed of Alternatives Mental Health watchdog the Citizens Committee on…
While British experts condemn "Psychosis Risk" labelling of youths as dangerous Mental Health watchdog Citizens Committee on Human Rights called for…
Imagine being a parent taking your 10-year-old daughter to the doctor where she gasps for air and suddenly dies in…
The Marketing of Madness: Are We All Insane? recognised for "social responsibility." The Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) documentary, The…
CCHR obtained Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs) regarding antipsychotics from the Therapeutic Goods Administration that shows of the 477 deaths linked…
Latest TGA Reports Reveal 18 Youth Suicides and Attempted Suicides The first long-term study of antidepressants causing suicide in youths confirms…
Documentary Exposes the Truth about the Psychotropic Drugs. The new federal ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) guidelines warning doctors not to…
Call for Full Disclosure of Australian Committee Members Vested Interests. The Royal Australasian College of Physicians Draft ADHD Guidelines have been…
