Being put on a 5150 or a 72 hour psychiatric hold can be helpful if we fear we are a danger to ourselves or someone else. But what I hear more often is that it's traumatizing and can actually make things worse. Today I chat with Eugenia Cooney as she shares her story of being placed on a 5150.

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