Take threats against family or children seriously and seek help; assessment and admission have legal safeguards

Cost: The source estimates consultation charges of tens to hundreds of yuan and half a day to a day accompanying someone to hospital. Persuading them to go can be difficult.

In plain language: If a family member threatens that nobody will be safe or that they will take the children with them, the source describes close relatives' role in obtaining an assessment when there are genuine danger signals. A hospital must not refuse the statutory diagnostic assessment. Nonconsensual admission is subject to the diagnosis and risk conditions below; it is not authorized merely by an argument or troubling words. In China, the source suggests asking 12356 for help assessing uncertainty or calling 110 for police attendance when safety is threatened. Concealing danger does not help the person.

Legal provisions described by the source: Mental Health Law article 28 requires close relatives, an employer or local police to intervene and arrange psychiatric assessment where a person suspected of mental disorder has harmed themselves or endangered others, or presents such a danger. A receiving medical institution must not refuse diagnosis. Article 29 requires prompt assessment by a licensed psychiatrist and a timely conclusion. Article 30 makes voluntary admission the general rule, with an exception requiring a diagnosis of severe mental disorder together with acts endangering others or a danger of doing so. Threats can also be reported to police. The source describes public-security penalties of up to five days' detention or a fine up to 1,000 yuan for threats to personal safety, and five to ten days' detention with a possible fine up to 1,000 yuan for public-safety threats such as arson or explosion that disrupt public order. Scope: China; the source dates the revised public-security law to January 1, 2026.

Source author's evidence grade: A; not site verification or professional approval.

Notes: The source's intended beneficiaries are cohabiting spouses, parents and children. It emphasizes genuine danger signals, not using psychiatric admission to control a disobedient relative or treating every angry argument as grounds for admission. Under article 35, a repeat examination or appraisal finding no severe mental disorder means the institution must not retain the person for admission. Ask 12356 or seek police attendance through 110 when uncertain about danger. For asking directly about suicidal thoughts, see chapter 1, entry 43. The source also cites the Germanwings 9525 investigation: authorities and the employer could not prevent the co-pilot from flying that day because neither he nor others, including doctors, colleagues or family, informed them. It reports 150 deaths: two pilots, four cabin crew and 144 passengers.

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