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1-800-854-7771 (option/extension '1') The ACCESS Center, as part of LACDMH's Help Line, operates 24 hours/day, 7 days/week as the entry point for mental health services in Los Angeles County.

The Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (LACDMH), the largest county mental health department in the country, directly operates more than 85 programs and contracts with providers to provide a spectrum of mental health services to people of all ages to support hope, recovery, and wellbeing.

1-800-854-7771 (option/extension '1') The ACCESS Center, as part of LACDMH's Help Line, operates 24 hours/day, 7 days/week as the entry point for mental health services in Los Angeles County.

Danger to others • Danger to Others • “I'm going to kill you.” • “I'm going to kill the Aliens. They are after me.” • “I hear voices telling me to kill people.” • “My wife has an implant that is spying on me.”

In California, a person can be placed on an involuntary psychiatric hold, or 5150, if, due to a mental illness, they are determined to pose a danger to themselves (DTS) or others (DTO), or if they are “gravely disabled” (GD), meaning they cannot provide for their own food, clothing, or shelter.

About This Article Briefly: After a first 5150 hold, the person held is not permitted to purchase, own or receive a firearm for five years.

You can call a crisis line or the National Suicide Prevention Line at 1-800-273-TALK (8255). If you think your friend or family member is in need of community mental health services you can find help in your area.

5150 Holds Danger to self: someone has threatened or attempted self-harm or suicide; Danger to others: someone has made threats or actual attempts to harm others; Grave disability: Someone is unable to provide for their own food, clothing, or shelter.

1-800-854-7771 (option/extension '1') The ACCESS Center, as part of LACDMH's Help Line, operates 24 hours/day, 7 days/week as the entry point for mental health services in Los Angeles County.

If you are experiencing a mental health crisis and need immediate assistance, please call "911" and explain the nature of your problem to the operator. ​The Mental Health Services Division (MHSD) administers a number of mental health programs for Children and Youth, Adults and Older Adults.

The Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (LACDMH), the largest county mental health department in the country, directly operates more than 85 programs and contracts with providers to provide a spectrum of mental health services to people of all ages to support hope, recovery, and wellbeing.

1-800-854-7771 (option/extension '1') The ACCESS Center, as part of LACDMH's Help Line, operates 24 hours/day, 7 days/week as the entry point for mental health services in Los Angeles County.

our 24/7 Help Line at (800) 854-7771. The LACDMH Help Line serves as the primary entry point for mental health services with the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health.

Danger to others • Danger to Others • “I'm going to kill you.” • “I'm going to kill the Aliens. They are after me.” • “I hear voices telling me to kill people.” • “My wife has an implant that is spying on me.”

5150 is the number of the section of the Welfare and Institutions Code, which allows a person with a mental challenge to be involuntarily detained for a 72-hour psychiatric hospitalization. A person on a 5150 can be held in the psychiatric hospital against their will for up to 72 hours.

5150 Holds Danger to self: someone has threatened or attempted self-harm or suicide; Danger to others: someone has made threats or actual attempts to harm others; Grave disability: Someone is unable to provide for their own food, clothing, or shelter.

In California, a person can be placed on an involuntary psychiatric hold, or 5150, if, due to a mental illness, they are determined to pose a danger to themselves (DTS) or others (DTO), or if they are “gravely disabled” (GD), meaning they cannot provide for their own food, clothing, or shelter.

About This Article Briefly: After a first 5150 hold, the person held is not permitted to purchase, own or receive a firearm for five years.

You can call a crisis line or the National Suicide Prevention Line at 1-800-273-TALK (8255). If you think your friend or family member is in need of community mental health services you can find help in your area.

5150 Holds Danger to self: someone has threatened or attempted self-harm or suicide; Danger to others: someone has made threats or actual attempts to harm others; Grave disability: Someone is unable to provide for their own food, clothing, or shelter.

If you are experiencing a mental health crisis and need immediate assistance, please call "911" and explain the nature of your problem to the operator. ​The Mental Health Services Division (MHSD) administers a number of mental health programs for Children and Youth, Adults and Older Adults.

our 24/7 Help Line at (800) 854-7771. The LACDMH Help Line serves as the primary entry point for mental health services with the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health.

5150 is the number of the section of the Welfare and Institutions Code, which allows a person with a mental challenge to be involuntarily detained for a 72-hour psychiatric hospitalization. A person on a 5150 can be held in the psychiatric hospital against their will for up to 72 hours.

5150 Holds Danger to self: someone has threatened or attempted self-harm or suicide; Danger to others: someone has made threats or actual attempts to harm others; Grave disability: Someone is unable to provide for their own food, clothing, or shelter.