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 affecting children. Modeled after CCHR's permanent Los Angeles museum, the exhibit presents historical and contemporary examinations of psychiatric practices through immersive audiovisual displays and survivor testimony.
The exhibit reaches tens of thousands globally each year and aims to raise awareness about human rights violations including electroconvulsive therapy, coercive psychiatric practices, and dangerous drugging of children. The display empowers individuals with knowledge of their rights within the mental health system, with attendees learning about legal protections and advocacy avenues. This initiative aligns with CCHR Florida's broader educational programs focusing 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.
During the ribbon-cutting ceremony, speakers included Stephanie Anderson, philanthropist and president of NFL Sisters in Service, who addressed the audience 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 NFL players as additional victims of psychiatric practices.
The Florida chapter of CCHR maintains a permanent installation of this exhibit at their center in downtown Clearwater, unveiled in July 2015. This Florida version of the Psychiatry: An Industry of Death museum presents psychiatry's unvarnished history while providing information about contemporary psychiatric practices. The museum features 14 audiovisual displays revealing facts about psychiatric abuses and incorporates interviews from more than 160 doctors, attorneys, educators, and survivors exposing what the organization describes as psychiatry's multi-billion dollar fraud.
Over 10,000 people have toured the Florida museum, including nursing school students and technical college students from across the state who complete the two-hour self-guided tour as part of their clinical training. Visitors frequently describe the experience as informative and eye-opening. The museum couples tours with seminars and workshops delivered by attorneys and healthcare professionals focusing on mental health law, particularly Florida's Baker Act. CCHR works to educate lawmakers, doctors, and private citizens 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 weekends, with weekly and monthly events available free to the public. Additional information is available at https://www.cchrflorida.org.
