The Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) brought its traveling exhibit, “Psychiatry an Industry of Death,” to downtown St. Paul, drawing an excited crowd to the Nova Event Hall on St Peter St. The exhibit, which opened Monday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, features 14 graphic panels and 13 short documentaries that detail historical and current abuses in the mental health field.
During the opening event, guest speakers revealed abuses occurring in mental hospitals under civil commitments, including patients held against their will, drugged without informed consent, and subjected to other human rights violations. Dr. Patrice Nerad, the main speaker, called for the formation of a coalition to change Minnesota's civil commitment laws to protect patients from harm in the name of help. The CCHR Minnesota chapter will assist in setting up the coalition and guiding its purpose.
CCHR, an international watchdog over the psychiatric industry since 1969, has worked to change legislative bills that curtail psychiatric advances into educational systems and society. Its most recent documentary examines the cause of violence in society, particularly mass shootings in schools and public events, asserting that psychiatric drugs are the cause.
The exhibit aims to educate the public and prompt action. 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.
The Citizens Commission on Human Rights was co-founded in 1969 by professor of psychiatry Dr. Thomas Szasz and the Church of Scientology. CCHR Commissioners include physicians, psychiatrists, psychologists, lawyers, legislators, government officials, educators, and civil rights representatives. The organization is inspired by author, humanitarian, and Scientology Founder L. Ron Hubbard's commitment to abolishing any and all physically damaging practices in the field of mental health.
