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2. What is a 5150 hold? The involuntary mental health ...

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   5150 is the number of the section of California's Welfare and Institutions Code which allows a person with a mental challenge to be involuntarily detained for a 72-hour psychiatric hospitalization.

3. Involuntary commitment - Wikipedia

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   Commitment proceedings often follow a period of emergency hospitalization, during which an individual with acute psychiatric symptoms is confined for a relatively short duration (e.g. 72 hours) in a treatment facility for evaluation and stabilization by mental health professionals who may then determine whether further civil commitment is ...

4. Involuntary commitment by country - Wikipedia

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   the person has a mental illness and there is a substantial likelihood that, as a result of mental illness, the person will, in the near future, (1) cause serious physical harm to himself or others as evidenced by recent behavior causing, attempting, or threatening harm and other relevant information, if any

5. Lanterman–Petris–Short Act - Wikipedia

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   Individuals are provided an attorney and a county court officer reviews the evidence for the hold presented by the hospital, hears the argument of the client and their attorney, and decides whether or not to uphold the 5250. Just as with the 5150 hold, during the 5250 hold, the individual is continually being assessed by psychiatric staff.

6. Amanda Bynes Placed Back on 5150 Psychiatric Hold After Being ...

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   The 5150 can be employed to involuntarily detain an adult experiencing a mental health crisis for 72 hours to determine if they are a danger to themselves or others.Bynes was detained by police ...

7. Involuntary treatment - Wikipedia

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   The diagnosis of mental disorders can be carried out by some form clinical practitioner, or in some cases law enforcement or others, to be a danger to themselves or to others is permitted in some jurisdictions, while other jurisdictions have more recently allowed for forced treatment for persons deemed to be "gravely disabled" or asserted to be ...

8. 5150 - Wikipedia

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   5150 may refer to: Lanterman–Petris–Short Act § 5150 hold , section 5150 of California's Welfare and Institutions Code By extension, a person who is gravely disabled through mental illness

9. Outpatient commitment - Wikipedia

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   Outpatient commitment—also called assisted outpatient treatment (AOT) or community treatment orders (CTO)—refers to a civil court procedure wherein a legal process orders an individual diagnosed with a severe mental disorder to adhere to an outpatient treatment plan designed to prevent further deterioration or recurrence that is harmful to themselves or others.