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Involuntary Detention
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A guide for family members and loved ones.
5150 is the number of the section of the Welfare and Institutions Code, which allows an adult who is experiencing a mental health crisis to be involuntarily detained for a 72- hour psychiatric hospitalization when evaluated to be a danger to others, or to himself or herself, or gravely disabled.
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Policies and Procedures Related to Involuntary Detention
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