LOS ANGELES, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — The Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) International, a mental health industry watchdog, strongly rejects a recent joint statement by the World, European, and American psychiatric associations that advocates the use of electroshock treatment on children.[1] CCHR warns that with children as young as five already subjected to electroshock in […]
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — The U.S. House Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services recently held a roundtable examining the state of mental health in America, revealing a troubling paradox: more Americans are receiving treatment than ever before, yet outcomes are significantly worsening. The Citizens Commission on Human Rights International (CCHR), a mental health […]
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — On March 24, National Adverse Drug Event Awareness Day spotlighted a preventable public health crisis: adverse drug events (ADEs)-injuries, side effects, and errors from medication use, including psychiatric drugs-are estimated to cause more than 250,000 deaths each year in the United States. For more than five decades, the Citizens Commission […]
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — As U.S. policies increasingly promote involuntary psychiatric commitment for homeless populations following a July 2025 executive order, the Citizens Commission on Human Rights International (CCHR) warns that expanding coercive psychiatry violates human rights and lacks proven benefits.[1] CCHR calls for ending involuntary commitment and forced treatment, urging adoption of rights-respecting […]
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — As assisted-suicide laws expand worldwide to include individuals diagnosed with mental disorders, the Citizens Commission on Human Rights International (CCHR) warns that psychiatry’s diagnostic system-lacking objective medical tests-should never justify ending a human life. The watchdog group says the trend reflects a dangerous shift toward psychiatric-sanctioned death.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — Media outlets are increasingly reporting on the CIA’s behavioral research programs of the 1950s and 1960s, which experimented with drugs and psychological techniques to influence human behavior. The Citizens Commission on Human Rights International (CCHR) began exposing these psychiatric mind control programs in the 1970s through Freedom of Information Act […]
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — Seventy-two years after the first antipsychotic, Thorazine, was approved, psychiatry is now seriously discussing the need to deprescribe these drugs. For millions already exposed, that realization comes far too late. Despite decades of mounting evidence of severe and sometimes irreversible harm, new drugs in the same class continue to receive […]
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — The Citizens Commission on Human Rights International (CCHR) says a landmark article published in Psychiatric Times confirms what patients, independent researchers, and CCHR have documented and warned about for more than three decades: SSRI antidepressant withdrawal is more common and severe than previously acknowledged and frequently misdiagnosed.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — More than 30 years after early warnings about antidepressant-linked suicidality and violence were downplayed, new peer-reviewed studies are again raising concerns about psychiatric drug oversight. The mental health watchdog Citizens Commission on Human Rights International (CCHR) says high-risk drugs are seldom removed from the market and argues that stronger safeguards […]
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — Research waste at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is reportedly costing U.S. taxpayers over $100 million annually, according to analyses of completed NIH-funded trials. With an annual budget of $48 billion, the NIH is the largest public funder of health, including mental health research, in the world. Citizens Commission […]
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — The United States is increasingly isolated in its continued reliance on forced psychiatric commitment and treatment, as global human rights institutions move decisively to end coercive mental health practices. Following a landmark unanimous vote, the Citizens Commission on Human Rights International (CCHR) is urging U.S. policymakers to bring American mental […]
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — The mental health industry watchdog Citizens Commission on Human Rights International (CCHR) is calling for the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to be expanded and modernized to align with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). Such reforms are necessary to protect individuals from coercive […]
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — A sweeping new white paper released by the Citizens Commission on Human Rights International (CCHR) warns lawmakers that abuse, neglect, preventable deaths, and fraud remain endemic in the troubled teen treatment industry and for-profit psychiatric hospitals, despite years of warnings, litigation, and media investigations.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — The Citizens Commission on Human Rights International (CCHR), a 57-year mental health industry watchdog, is calling for an urgent investigation into the clinical trials and regulatory decisions that led to the approval and continued marketing of antidepressants, due to long-standing evidence of devastating and enduring side effects that patients were […]
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — The mental health industry watchdog Citizens Commission on Human Rights International (CCHR) welcomed a major review that Harvard University’s Health and Human Rights journal published, which reviewed four decades of global mental health policy, concluding that the psychiatric-pharmaceutical industry’s dominance of biomedical approaches has obstructed human rights progress.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — On the Sunday prior to Christmas Day, thousands of families came together on L. Ron Hubbard Way for the Church of Scientology Los Angeles’ annual toy giveaway. Families were treated to an afternoon of fun, including holiday photos with Santa, an ice skating rink, face painting, cookie decorating, and a […]
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — Citizens Commission on Human Rights International (CCHR), the world’s longest-running mental-health watchdog, says 2025 marked a turning point: global institutions, national governments, and the public are increasingly demanding an end to coercive psychiatric practices.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — For over four decades, L. Ron Hubbard’s Winter Wonderland has welcomed families and children from around the world, spreading joy and the spirit of the holidays, the Church of Scientology Los Angeles announced today. Throughout the holiday season, families visiting Hollywood from around the world and across the United States […]
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — The Citizens Commission on Human Rights International (CCHR) is raising alarms over the widespread, little-known fact that many psychiatric drugs are addictive, disfiguring, and capable of producing catastrophic neurological damage. This is harm that the group says now warrants a federal investigation into how the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) […]
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — In East Hollywood, CA, The Church of Scientology of Los Angeles welcomed more than 800 members of the Hollywood community for its 5th Annual Holiday Lighting Festival on L. Ron Hubbard Way, officially launching the 2025 holiday season with an evening of festive family fun.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — The two-hour documentary “Prescription for Violence: Psychiatry’s Deadly Side Effects” confronts a question long avoided: whether the rise in mass shootings, senseless violence, and suicides correlates with the dramatic increase in psychiatric drug use. The international mental health industry watchdog, Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR), has released the documentary […]
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — The Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) today announces the worldwide release of “Prescription for Violence: Psychiatry’s Deadly Side Effects,” a two-hour documentary presenting evidence connecting psychiatric drugs to incidents of violence, suicide, and self-harm. The documentary premieres internationally on Scientology Network at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — The newly formed Stop ECT Coalition, representing hundreds of thousands of individuals, has launched a nationwide campaign urging review of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s 2018 rule on electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) devices. Citizens Commission on Human Rights International (CCHR) is among the organizations supporting the initiative, along with the […]
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — L. Ron Hubbard’s Winter Wonderland opened on the evening of November 30th, 2025, on Hollywood Boulevard, welcoming visitors from around the world to celebrate the holidays. Opening its doors on the night of the Hollywood Christmas Parade, with thousands lining the boulevard, families poured into Winter Wonderland eager to experience […]
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — Tens of thousands of American children who begin with a prescription for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) drugs ultimately end up on multiple powerful psychiatric drugs, sometimes even before they are old enough to attend elementary school. Citizens Commission on Human Rights International (CCHR), conducted its own review of state-by-state […]
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — The international mental health watchdog, Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR), is releasing Prescription for Violence: Psychiatry’s Deadly Side Effects, a two-hour documentary that details extensive evidence correlating the escalation of mass shootings, suicides, and violent crime with the pervasive use of psychiatric drugs.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — The Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) announces the release of its uncompromising new documentary, “Prescription for Violence: Psychiatry’s Deadly Side Effects.” The two-hour exposé reveals alarming evidence connecting the rising tide of mass shootings, suicides and violent crimes with the widespread use of psychiatric drugs.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — A groundbreaking Karolinska Institutet study, published in The Lancet Regional Health – Europe, found that individuals subjected to involuntary psychiatric hospitalization faced a markedly elevated risk of suicide after discharge.[1] The mental-health industry watchdog Citizens Commission on Human Rights International (CCHR) says the findings add to extensive evidence that coercive […]
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — A powerful appeal to end coercive psychiatric practices-such as forced electroshock and drugging-was made at the World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH) World Mental Health Congress in Barcelos, Portugal. The address urged global alignment with the United Nations and World Health Organization mandates. Supporting the call was the Citizens Commission […]
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — Each May and October, millions are urged to “raise awareness” for mental health through national and international campaigns, including World Mental Health Day in October. Yet, according to the mental health industry watchdog, Citizens Commission on Human Rights International (CCHR), many of the advocacy campaigns driving these observances are dominated […]
SAN JOSE, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — In a renewed wave of excitement following the grand opening on September 21, 2025, the Church of Scientology Mission of Silicon Valley continues to make headlines as it solidifies its role as a cornerstone of spiritual growth and community service in the heart of Willow Glen, California.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — The Citizens Commission on Human Rights International (CCHR), a 50-year mental-health industry watchdog, is urging legislators to ensure that policy decisions are grounded in evidence-not in misinformation from vested interests. The appeal follows testimony before the Wyoming Joint Labor, Health & Social Services Committee, which recently considered but postponed sponsorship […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — Marking a new chapter of service in California’s capital, the Ideal Scientology Mission of Riverpark opens its doors to unite communities, empower individuals and extend help to all who seek it.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — The Citizens Commission on Human Rights International (CCHR), a mental health industry watchdog, today warned that the surge in antidepressant prescriptions for adolescent girls represents a public health crisis fueled by financial conflicts of interest between psychiatry and the pharmaceutical industry. Between 2020 and 2022, Pediatrics reported a 130% increase […]
DORSET, England /CitizenWire/ — The bright yellow tent of the Scientology Volunteer Ministers stood out among the many exhibitions at the Dorset County Show, drawing visitors eager to learn practical tools for life and experience the unique assistance the Volunteer Ministers provide.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — The Citizens Commission on Human Rights International (CCHR) has warned that billions of taxpayer dollars poured into Veterans Affairs (VA) psychiatric programs are driving tragedy instead of delivering help. Rather than restoring dignity to those who served, veterans are being drugged, disabled, and too often lost to suicide or violence.
BATON ROUGE, La. /CitizenWire/ — The bright yellow pavilion of the Scientology Volunteer Ministers returned to Louisiana’s capital, marking the 20th anniversary of a legacy of help provided during the Hurricane Katrina relief efforts in 2005. That same spirit of help continues today.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — With $280 billion invested annually in psychiatric hospitals and treatment-and billions more paid out to treat the damage they cause-the mental health watchdog Citizens Commission on Human Rights International (CCHR) warns that continuing to fund the system without accountability is like pouring water into a sieve or patching a sinking […]
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — The abuse of prescription psychotropic drugs has become a global public health issue and, according to the mental health industry watchdog Citizens Commission on Human Rights International (CCHR), it is a major factor in the failure of America’s war on drugs. More than 79 million Americans are prescribed psychotropics – […]
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — Scientology Network marks the United Nations International Day of Peace 2025 with a powerful marathon that highlights bold initiatives driving humanity toward a more just and peaceful future.
