CCHR Exposes Two-Thirds of Electroshock Therapy Victims Are Women

Group says actress Whoopi Goldberg recently revealed her mother was given electroshock resulting in the memory loss of her children, highlighting that women have been and continue to be over-targeted for ECT. The Citizens Commission on Human Rights, an international mental health industry watchdog, is raising awareness during Mental Health Month on a concerning revelation: … Read more

CCHR Says Mental Health Awareness Month Should Support a Ban on Electroshock

Group protests the American Psychiatric Association meeting during May’s Mental Health Month, calling for legislation to define forced treatment as torture and to ban electroshock treatment. The Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR), a mental health industry watchdog, has orchestrated a march in New York City to coincide with May’s Mental Health Awareness Month. Simultaneously, … Read more