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🌱 How a Carmichael hospital walkaway turned into a child endangerment scare

And on the Carmichael Patch calendar - Crossing Over with Psychic Medium John Edward Live in Sacramento!

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  • How a Carmichael hospital walkaway turned into a child endangerment scare

Also on today's calendar: Crossing Over with Psychic Medium John Edward Live in Sacramento! and 4 more events.

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📰 News we're reading

• Carmichael 5150 Patient Steals Car With 13-Year-Old (hoodline.com) — A man under a 5150 psychiatric hold reportedly walked away from Mercy San Juan Medical Center in Carmichael, took a running car with a 13-year-old inside, and drove off before deputies safely recovered the child and detained him. The incident highlights ongoing countywide debates over who should handle mental-health crises and how safety is managed when patients move between hospitals and the community.
   

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