§ 5201 Mental Health Evaluation Petition

• •If someone is very sick in the head and might hurt themselves or others, you can ask the county to check on them.
• •The county has a special person or office to handle these requests.
• •You can ask for help even if the sick person can't take care of themselves at all.

Your neighbor hasn't eaten in days, talks to themselves, and keeps saying they want to hurt people.

You can tell the county about your neighbor, and they will send someone to check if your neighbor needs help.