Citizens Commission on Human Rights of Florida

March is annually observed as Self-Harm Awareness Month but unless you are involved in mental health circles, you may not realize that around 17% of all people will self-harm during their lifetime and that 45% of people use cutting as their method of...

Since 1969, the Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) has worked in the field of human rights and mental health reform including investigation into the racist influence of the mental health professions.

This February, during Children's Mental Health Week, parents should take a moment to examine what is actually happening in our schools to solicit potential new patients through mental health screening.

The Citizens Commission on Human Rights has toured thousands of visitors through the museum on the history of psychiatry as part of a campaign to restore rights and dignity to the field of mental health.