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Participants will learn some of the laws governing involuntary examinations and steps to help protect foster children from abusive use of the mental health law.
The headquarters for CCHR Florida are located in downtown Clearwater. Designed for individuals authorized to initiate an involuntary hold, the virtual course is delivered by an attorney and covers basic rights impacted by law. The lack of reporting on the actual number of people being taken into custody for involuntary psychiatric examinations across the country is unconscionable and must be addressed.” — Diane Stein, President CCHR Florida CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES, August 3, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Commonly known as the Baker Act, Florida’s mental health law, allows for in...
Mental Health Watchdog Calling for Ban on Use of Electroshock Device in Florida Electroconvulsive therapy, or ECT, is a procedure used by some psychiatrists. Up to 460 volts of electricity are sent coursing through the brain. Why? To produce a grand mal seizure they claim will “reset” or “reboot” the brain. The FDA and American Psychiatric Association continue to minimize the adverse effects and tout the merits of electroshock, a 5.4-billion-dollar industry. ECT should never be used on children. This is why several U.S. states and Australia have acted accordingly to ban its use on the...
Watchdog Group Demands Change to Laws Governing the Baker Acting of Children When a child is Baker Acted, they are usually taken from school by law enforcement and transported to one of the more than 100 psychiatric facilities designated to receive involuntary admissions. The Baker Act has been a formidable survivor of reformation and according to the Citizens Commission on Human Rights, changes to protect children are needed. Invoking the Baker Act is a profoundly serious human rights matter. The individual that is entrusted with this power needs to be aware of the ramifications of the Baker...
Mental Health Watchdog Hosts Baker Act Continuing Education Course in Campaign to Protect Citizens from Abuse Tampa Bay area attorney and former Assistant Public Defender of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit, Carmen Miller, Esq., was the featured speaker at the seminar on mental health rights. The virtual course identifies the basic human rights impacted by the Baker Act, areas of abuse and the unintended consequences. If the law itself is understood and applied from the viewpoint of using the least restrictive means possible to help someone in crisis then the potential for abuse is greatly red...