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This hold — which is commonly referred to as a ‘5150’ after the relevant section of the California Welfare and Institutions Code — gives psychiatric facilities the right to detain a ...
Amanda Bynes has been placed on a 5150 psychiatric hold for the second time this year.. Over the weekend, the Nickelodeon star was detained by police and taken into custody for a mental health ...
However, a mental health hold is only appropriate for somebody, and it’s only legally applicable to somebody who’s putting people’s lives at risk because of an untreated mental illness.