Mental Health 5150

Do you have someone in your life that is struggling with their mental health? 

 

In this tenth episode, I am joined again by the wonderful Renee Balcom, a health advocate advisor, to talk about Mental Health 5150. Understanding what a Mental Health 5150 is important so you are prepared if you ever find yourself in a situation with someone who is not in a stable state of mind and are concerned for your or their safety. Throughout this episode, Renee shares stories from her work with clients that she has had to call a 5150 for, what her advice is for when you need to call for a 5150, her steps for working with clients, and more. 

Tune in to this episode of On Life With Helen to learn what a 5150 is and when it would be appropriate to use! 

 

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

Who Renee is (2:13)What the 5150 is and the situations it is applied to (4:30)Renee’s advice for calling on someone with mental health distress (12:14)Renee’s steps when working with clients (14:37)To look after those in your life (31:08)

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Please note, this episode centers around discussions of involuntary holds due to psychiatric distress (as they are handled in California). To avoid confusion, we would like to clarify some of the information discussed. We talk about schizophrenia not aging into dementia. It’s important to note that those with psychiatric disorders show a correlation with developing dementia later in life, however, these disorders don’t develop into dementia. So, you can be schizophrenic and have dementia too, but schizophrenia doesn’t manifest into dementia. Following that, we discuss 5150 holds. Please note that a 5150 can be extended up to 14 days but cannot exceed that. Additionally, code 5252 is mentioned as the next escalation after being on a 5250 hold. The correct code is actually 5300, which can be extended up to 180 days after the 14-day period stipulated by the 5250. Lastly, we make mention to the California “Welfare and Institutions Guide”, which is actually referred to as the “Welfare and Institutions Code”.

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