CCHR, a Mental Health Industry Watchdog Increases its Campaign to Educate Parents on Preventing Forced Mental Health Screening of SchoolchildrenLOS ANGELES - March 10, 2025 - PRLog -- The Citizens Commission on Human Rights International (CCHR), a mental health industry watchdog, has stepped up its nationwide campaign to increase parents' awareness of the risks associated with mental health screening in schools. [5]Exacerbating this concern is the widespread use of school-based mental health screenings. Further, "Encouraging mental health screening for children is unsupported by scientific evidence and amounts to a reckless public health experiment on children. However, CCHR warns that much broader protections are needed to safeguard children and adolescents from coercive psychiatric practices in schools. On its website, CCHR provides a Parents: Get the Facts—Know Your Rights resource page, which includes a Parent's Exemption Form to opt children out of mental health screenings in schools.

Source: Huffington Post March 10, 2025 17:05 UTC