CCHR Exhibit Opens in Twin Cities, Advocates for Mental Health Reform

The Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) brought its traveling exhibit to downtown St. Paul, drawing an excited crowd to the newly renovated Nova Event Hall on St Peter St. The exhibit, titled "Psychiatry an Industry of Death," features 14 graphic panels and 13 short documentaries that expose historical and current abuses within the mental health field.

At Monday's opening ribbon-cutting event, guest speakers detailed the human rights violations that occur in mental hospitals, including patients being held against their will, drugged without informed consent, and subjected to other abuses. Dr. Patrice Nerad, the main speaker, called for the formation of a coalition to change Minnesota's civil commitment laws, ensuring patients are protected from harm in the name of help. The CCHR Minnesota chapter will assist Dr. Nerad in establishing and guiding this coalition.

Since its founding in 1969, CCHR has served as an international watchdog over the psychiatric industry, working to change legislation that curtails psychiatric incursions into educational systems and society. The organization's most recent documentary examines the causes of violence in society, particularly mass shootings in schools and public events, asserting that psychiatric drugs are a contributing factor.

The exhibit aims to inform the public about the dangers of psychiatric practices and to advocate for reform. For more information, visit the CCHR website or watch documentaries on the work of CCHR volunteers around the world and the film Psychiatry: An Industry of Death on the Scientology Network.

CCHR was co-founded in 1969 by psychiatrist Dr. Thomas Szasz and the Church of Scientology. Its commissioners include physicians, psychiatrists, psychologists, lawyers, legislators, government officials, educators, and civil rights representatives. The organization is inspired by L. Ron Hubbard's commitment to abolishing physically damaging practices in mental health.