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By: NewsRamp Editorial Staff
July 03, 2024
Florida Chapter of CCHR Wins Gold and Silver in Bulldog PR Awards
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- CCHR Florida received Gold and Silver in the Best Issue/Cause Advocacy Campaign in the 2024 Bulldog PR Awards.
- Diane Stein, President for CCHR in Florida, developed a PR and communications strategy to expose mental health human rights abuses.
- The campaign resulted in positive change and laws that reduced the number of Baker Acts in Florida for three straight years.
- CCHR's mission is to eradicate abuses committed under the guise of mental health and enact patient and consumer protections.
Impact - Why it Matters
The work of CCHR Florida in protecting mental health human rights and addressing coercive psychiatry has resulted in positive change, including the reduction of involuntary psychiatric examinations in Florida and the protection of parental rights in directing the mental health of their children.
Summary
The Florida chapter of the Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) received Gold for their Mental Health Human Rights: Protection of Children campaign and Silver for their Protecting Mental Health Human Rights: Coercive Psychiatry campaign in the Best Issue/ Cause Advocacy Campaign in the 2024 Bulldog PR Awards. The awards, judged exclusively by journalists, recognize CCHR's work to protect mental health human rights and address coercive psychiatry. CCHR Florida's communications campaign resulted in positive change, including the reduction of the number of Baker Acts in Florida for three straight years and the protection of a parent's right to direct the mental health of their children.
Source Statement
This curated news summary relied on this press release disributed by 24-7 Press Release. Read the source press release here, Florida Chapter of CCHR Wins Gold and Silver in Bulldog PR Awards
