CLEARWATER, Fla., Feb. 21, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On Saturday the 25 th of February, the Florida chapter of the Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR), a mental health watchdog organization co-established by the Church of Scientology, will host an information booth at the Pierce Street Market, in downtown Clearwater in an effort to raise awareness on how the current implementation of the Baker Act is leading to the involuntary commitment of thousands of children in psychiatric institutions without the informed consent of their parents. CCHR also provides families with a Baker Act Non-Consent form which puts the child’s school on notice that the parents do not give permission for their child to undergo psychiatric examination or treatment. (A full copy of the Non-Consent form, in both English and Spanish, can be found at www.cchrflorida.org/florida-non-consent-forms .)
Diane Stein, President of the Citizens Commission on Human Rights of Florida headquartered in downtown Clearwater, said, “Since launching this campaign, CCHR has provided Florida families with almost 23,000 Baker Act Non-Consent forms and our goal is to double that number in the next few months.”
CCHR Florida maintains a help line (1-800-782-2878) that family members anywhere in Florida can call and get help if they or their child has been Baker-Acted. CCHR also holds a one hour seminar monthly as a public service for anyone interested in how the Baker Act works and what their rights are under the law. These services are free of charge. For more information please call 727-442-8820 or visit www.cchrflorida.org . Visitors are also welcome to tour the headquarters at 101 N Fort Harrison Ave in downtown Clearwater.
Citizens’ Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) CCHR’s mission is to eradicate abuses committed under the guise of mental health and enact patient and consumer protections. It was L. Ron Hubbard, the founder of Scientology, who brought the terror of psychiatric imprisonment to the notice of the world. In March 1969, he said, “Thousands and thousands are seized without process of law, every week, over the ‘free world’ tortured, castrated, killed. All in the name of ‘mental health.’”
CCHR has produced seven award-winning documentaries, 7 million DVDs in 18 languages of which have reached 120 million people with exposés of over drugging in the military, the irreparable harm of electroshock, and labeling and drugging of children. Copies of these DVDs are free to the public.
For More Information Contact: Diane Stein 727-442-8820 publicrelations@cchrflorida.org http://www.cchrflorida.org
