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Baker Act abuse runs rampant and calls for reformation are resounding from press to parents. CCHR says it is time for change, one that is a long time coming.
Close to 17% of Americans are taking psychiatric drugs with side effects such as acting aggressively, being angry, or violent and acting on dangerous impulses.
America's Hidden Epidemic: Psychiatric Drugs, Addiction and Suicide The pharmaceutical companies and the psychiatric community pocket some $62 billion on psychiatric drugs as part of a mental health spending of over $225 billion. America spent over $62 billion on psychiatric drugs in 2020 in what one watchdog group is calling an epidemic of addiction and suicidal side effects. The FDA needs to step up and conduct an investigation into the relationship between psychiatric drugs and suicide.” — President for the Florida chapter of CCHR, Diane Stein CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES, Januar...
The Myth of Holiday Suicides: CDC Reports that the Suicide Rate is Lowest in December More than 48,000 individuals took their own lives in 2018 and over 374,000 were treated for self-inflicted wounds as a result of suicidal attempts. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) states that the holiday suicide myth supports misinformation about suicide and might actually hinder prevention efforts. If proof is needed that current suicide prevention and psychiatric drugs are not working all you need to do is look at the increasing number of suicides despite ever increasing mental health spending.” ...
Citizens Commission on Human Rights Diane Stein, center, and members of her organization Citizens Commission on Human Rights, have been working for years to advocate for parents and help them navigate issues involving the Baker Act. When it comes to children, Florida's law regarding involuntary commitments for psychiatric treatment is applied inconsistently. For more than 15 years, the number of children who are referred for involuntary psychiatric evaluations under the Baker Act has increased at a faster pace than any other age group. The law was not designed to be used on children and ma...