CCHR Urges U.S. Action After U.N. Committee Condemns Forced Psychiatric Detention and Treatment

The article is written in English. The UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities declared that involuntary psychiatric detention and treatment violate human rights, prompting CCHR to urge the United States to adopt similar prohibitions despite not ratifying the treaty. The organization highlights evidence linking coercive mental health practices to increased suicide risks, physical harm, and lack of therapeutic benefit, calling for explicit legal protections against forced institutionalization.

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