CCHR Traveling Exhibit Warns Against Psychiatric Abuses, Stops in Scottsdale Before Continuing U.S. Tour

The Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) Traveling Exhibit held its Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on June 23 at the Mini Social event space in Old Town Scottsdale, Arizona. The event, which marked the exhibit's stop in the Phoenix area, featured local businessman Jimmy Alauria as Master of Ceremonies, who introduced CCHR's mission and the importance of human rights in mental health.

Special guest speaker Judy Renfro, a member of JustServe, a global volunteerism movement of the LDS Church, shared her experiences helping community members cope with addiction. She recounted tragic stories of individuals who lost everything to drugs and emphasized the responsibility of medical professionals. "As a society, we place tremendous trust in medical professionals. That trust also carries a profound responsibility," Renfro said. "When prescribing medications that can alter behavior, create dependency, impair judgment, or affect cognitive function, careful consideration must be given not only to the intended benefits but also to the long-term consequences for the individual, their family, and the broader community."

Following her remarks, the ribbon was cut, opening the exhibit for tours featuring graphic panels and documentaries that expose what CCHR describes as a long history of false science and abuses in the psychiatric industry. Guests expressed surprise at the origins of psychiatry, with many finding the truths presented hard to believe until seeing the evidence firsthand. The exhibit remained open to the general public during its Phoenix tour, drawing interest and fascination from visitors who walked through displays and watched videos.

The eye-opening and deeply moving exhibit has now moved on to its next destination as part of a grand tour of major U.S. cities. This particular CCHR exhibit travels through the Western United States and issues a warning to parents and community members that psychiatric treatments can kill. There are 14 identical traveling exhibits in countries around the world.

For more information, visit the CCHR website, or watch documentaries on the work of CCHR volunteers in countries around the world and the film Psychiatry: An Industry of Death on the Scientology Network.

The Citizens Commission on Human Rights was co-founded in 1969 by professor of psychiatry Dr. Thomas Szasz and the Church of Scientology. CCHR Commissioners include physicians, psychiatrists, psychologists, lawyers, legislators, government officials, educators, and civil rights representatives. CCHR is inspired by author, humanitarian, and Scientology Founder L. Ron Hubbard's commitment to abolishing any and all physically damaging practices in the field of mental health.