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Largely because many American movies and television programs are primarily produced in California, usage of the term 5150 has spread beyond its original location and user population. An album of the same name by the California hard rock band Van Halen was named directly for the code section, and several derivative uses followed.
Alternatively, a 5150 can be extended to a 5250, which is a 14-day hold. (Other states have different names for the process of handling people deemed in a mental health crisis.
Involuntary commitment or civil commitment is a legal process through which an individual who is deemed by a qualified agent to have symptoms of severe mental disorder is detained in a psychiatric hospital (inpatient) where they can be treated involuntarily. Criteria for civil commitment are established by laws, which vary between nations.
Criteria for involuntary commitment are generally set by the individual states, and often have both short- and long-term types of commitment. Short-term commitment tends to be a few days or less, requiring an examination by a medical professional, while longer-term commitment typically requires a court hearing, or sentencing as part of a ...
Laura Wilcox was a 19-year-old college sophomore who had been valedictorian of her high school before going on to study at Haverford College. [1] While working at Nevada County's public mental health clinic during her winter break from college, on January 10, 2001, she and two other people were shot to death by Scott Harlan Thorpe, a 40-year-old man who resisted his family's and a social ...
The Baker Act, officially known as the Florida Mental Health Act of 1971, is a law in the U.S. state of Florida that allows certain professionals—such as doctors, mental health practitioners, judges, and law enforcement officers—to detain and involuntarily commit individuals to a mental health facility for up to 72 hours.
The investors proposing a new city in rural Solano County will pull their measure off the ballot for at least two years while they fund a full environmental review.
5150 Studios, Eddie Van Halen's home recording studio, named after the psychiatric hold code section; Peavey 5150, guitar amplifier, signature model for Eddie Van Halen; 5150, a 1986 album by Van Halen; 5150: Home 4 tha Sick, a 1992 EP by Eazy-E; IBM 5150, model designation for the IBM Personal Computer; Dell Inspiron#Inspiron 5150