How far can a California private psychiatric hospital go in violating the rights and safety of people with disabilities—without being held accountable?

A new report from Disability Rights California (DRC) shines a harsh light on College Hospital in Cerritos (CHC), revealing a disturbing pattern of inappropriate restraint and seclusion, as well as questionable use of involuntary emergency medications. These are not isolated incidents—they point to systemic problems affecting some of the state’s most vulnerable residents.

On this program of Pushing Limits, we’ll speak with Richard Diaz, the lead attorney on the investigation, to unpack the key findings and what they mean for psychiatric care across California. We’ll also examine how a lack of oversight, transparency, and disability rights enforcement contributes to ongoing harm in institutions that are supposed to help people heal.

What can be done to stop it? What recourse do disabled residents have? And what role should we all be playing in demanding better? Tune in to find out.

This program is hosted and produced by Eddie Ytuarte.

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