Career Practitioner And Director Of CCHR: On The Compulsory And Coercive Measures Used Under The Mental Health Act: 22 August 2024 Richard Vernall, Career Practitioner, and Mike Ferris, Director of the Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR), joined Rodney to discuss their work supporting those under the Mental Health Act in NZ. Listen
Career Practitioner And Director Of CCHR: On The Compulsory And Coercive Measures Used Under The Mental Health Act: 22 August 2024
Richard Vernall, Career Practitioner, and Mike Ferris, Director of the Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR), joined Rodney to discuss their work supporting those under the Mental Health Act in NZ.
Listen
I’m under a CTO (Compulsory Treatment Order) where I’m forced a monthly Paliperidone (Antipsychotic) injection.
I believe I have Schizoaffective disorder but I wouldn’t wish the side effects of these drugs on my worst enemy.
A few of the side effects include increased weight gain by up to 25kg, increased risk of diabetes and decreased life expectancy by up to 20 years.
I wish I had my freedom back.
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