Psychiatry Exhibit at Florida International University Exposes Mental Health Industry Abuses

The Citizens Commission on Human Rights brought the Psychiatry: An Industry of Death traveling exhibit to Florida International University in Miami for a multi-day engagement focused on exposing mental health abuses and the dangers of psychiatric drugging, particularly of children. Modeled after CCHR's permanent Los Angeles museum, the exhibit presents a historical and contemporary examination of psychiatric practices through immersive audiovisual displays and survivor testimony.

Reaching tens of thousands globally each year, the exhibit aims to raise awareness about human rights violations including electroconvulsive therapy, coercive psychiatric practices, and the dangerous drugging of children while empowering individuals with knowledge of their rights within the mental health system. Attendees learn about legal protections and advocacy avenues, aligning with CCHR Florida's broader educational initiatives on Florida's mental health laws and patient rights.

Hosted by the Florida chapter of CCHR, an award-winning nonprofit organization that exposes abuse in the mental health industry, the exhibit attracted students, educators, community leaders, advocates, and medical professionals. Many attendees reported witnessing the abuses depicted in the exhibit firsthand and pledged to collaborate with CCHR to prevent mental health abuses throughout Florida.

Speakers at the ribbon-cutting ceremony included Stephanie Anderson, philanthropist and president of NFL Sisters in Service, who delivered powerful remarks about psychiatry's impact on families and professional athletes. Anderson stated, "Look around this room and see everything psychiatry has taken from our families, taken the potential from our loved ones, and ignored it for the monetization of drugs or whatever they were pushing at that time. I want you to look around this room, betraying and drugging children, psychiatric crime and fraud, the educators that we've lost, and add NFL players to the list."

The Florida chapter of CCHR maintains a permanent installation of this exhibit at their center in downtown Clearwater, which opened in July 2015. The Florida version of the Psychiatry: An Industry of Death museum presents psychiatry's history while providing information about contemporary psychiatric practices. The museum features 14 audiovisual displays revealing psychiatric abuses and incorporates interviews from more than 160 doctors, attorneys, educators, and survivors to expose what CCHR describes as psychiatry's multi-billion dollar fraud.

Over 10,000 people have visited the Florida museum, including nursing students and technical college students from across the state who complete the two-hour self-guided tour as part of their clinical training. Many find the experience informative and eye-opening. CCHR combines museum tours with seminars and workshops conducted by attorneys and healthcare professionals about Florida's mental health law, known as the Baker Act, working to educate lawmakers, medical professionals, and private citizens about mental health abuse and legal rights. The museum operates Monday through Friday from 10:30 AM until 6:00 PM and weekends from 2:00 PM until 6:00 PM, with weekly and monthly events, all free to the public. More information is available at https://www.cchrflorida.org.