The Citizens Commission on Human Rights brought its 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 affecting children. Modeled after CCHR's permanent Los Angeles museum, the exhibit presents historical and contemporary perspectives on 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 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 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, NFL Player Advocate, and president of NFL Sisters in Service, who delivered powerful remarks about psychiatry's impact on families and communities. 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.' She specifically referenced the impact on NFL players and educators, urging attendees to recognize the broader implications of psychiatric practices.
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. Featuring 14 audiovisual displays that document psychiatric abuses, the museum incorporates interviews from more than 160 doctors, attorneys, educators, and survivors to examine what organizers describe 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 incorporate the two-hour self-guided tour into their clinical training. Many visitors describe the experience as informative and eye-opening. CCHR combines museum tours with seminars and workshops conducted by attorneys and healthcare professionals focusing on Florida's mental health law, known as the Baker Act. These educational efforts target lawmakers, medical professionals, and private citizens to increase awareness about mental health abuse and legal rights. The museum operates from 10:30 AM until 6 PM Monday through Friday and from 2 PM until 6 PM on Saturday and Sunday, with weekly and monthly events available free to the public. Additional information is available at https://www.cchrflorida.org.
