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"With FOIA data showing children as young as five subjected to electroshock in the U.S., CCHR International condemns calls to override WHO guidance labeling child and non-consensual shock treatment as torture and demands a legislative ban. By Jan Eastgate President, CCHR International April 13, 2026 "CCHR International strongly rejects a recent joint statement issued on March 31, 2026, by the World, European, and American psychiatric associations that advocates increasing the use of electroshock treatment on children.[1] These psychiatric groups expressed concern over the World Health Organization (WHO) guidance that calls for prohibiting electroshock on children and non-consenting adults, describing such practices as torture. There needs to be a complete legislative ban on electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), commonly known as “shock treatment” or “electroshock.” "In 2005, the WHO first warned: “There are no indications for the use of ECT on minors, and hence this should be prohibited through legislation.”[2] CCHR’s Freedom of Information Act requests to U.S. states revealed that in 2018 to 2019, at least six states—Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Mississippi, and Utah—allowed children aged five or younger to be electroshocked. "In their statement, the World Psychiatric Association (WPA), American Psychiatric Association (APA), European Psychiatric Association (EPA), and a newly formed Global Expert Task Force on ECT also want ECT to be forced on individuals who are incapable of consenting or refuse to consent. "Any non-consensual electroshock is regarded as torture according to the U.N. Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.[3] A mental health strategy plan drafted by a team led by Michelle Funk, head of the WHO’s Department of Mental Health and Substance Use, warned of ECT’s health risks, including brain damage, cardiovascular complications, memory impairment, and even death. The plan states that ECT should be banned for children and that adults should never receive it without written informed consent. In the absence of such consent, ECT should be considered abuse or torture.[4]" Ah, the ol "incapable of consent" argument, made even more Orwellian.... [@nonymouse] [Guardster] [Proxify] [Anonymisierungsdienst] |