Psychiatric institutions were essentially unkempt prisons that took advantage of the lack of oversight and education to make their patient’s lives hell. Mental conditions and disabilities were not understood much at all, and the confusion regarding this led to a consistent dismissal of these people as humans with basic human rights, and they were treated as such. Unfortunately, at the same time and for decades to come, the treatment of people with mental conditions was still lacking in the human and civil rights department. This code was instituted in 1967, and for those who are keen on the history of civil and human rights, this was during the peak of the civil rights movement for African-Americans. The 5585 legal hold uses the same language but applies to minors under age 18. The 5150 legal code allows “a person with a mental illness to be involuntarily detained for a 72-hour psychiatric hospitalization.” This means that someone experiencing a severe mental episode or condition can be detained against their will for up to 72 hours, if they meet at least one of the requirements of being a danger to others, a danger to themselves, or if they are “gravely disabled” and unable to provide their own food and housing. The 5150 legal hold is a code in the California Welfare and Institutions code, which provides a variety of legal codes that address the specific services and issues relating to welfare and the people who benefit from it, whether it’s dependent children, the elderly, those on food stamps, those going through rehab, or individuals with mental conditions or disabilities. Our team has authorized writers for both 51 holds, and we want to provide a little bit more information on what these numbers and holds actually mean, and how our team at Life Skills Awareness can apply them to help you or your loved one.
The 51 codes, while instituted during a truly dark time and reasoning for people with mental disabilities, can be an effective and necessary process to implement if used by the right people. But we have also made some incredible progress from our truly sickening history of how we treated and detained people with mental disabilities or conditions even 30 years ago.Īnd part of that progress is experienced and trusted psychotherapy groups like our team at Life Skills Awareness, who are educated in how to effectively support an individual with a mental condition or disability.
The current standards are still a far cry from the level of support and treatment these people need, especially with how much more we understand about these diagnoses and conditions.
As society has evolved over the past 50 years, so too has the understanding and treatment of people with mental conditions and disabilities.
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