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Walk It Through: A Mental Health Call

A family calls the police for a son in crisis, and the officer calls a mental health worker.

A mother calls the police because her adult son is threatening to hurt himself.

Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.

An adult in crisis at home with no crime involved. Involuntary hospitalization after the examination, a person under criminal charges, and assisted community treatment are left aside.

A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.