Tarasoff and duty to warn

What are the details of duty to warn? We had a case where guy wasn’t expressing HI, but when discharged confronted a neighbor who was aggravating him. I know each state has their own laws that define what is reasonable and prudent, but how far are we expected to go? What if target is identified, but you have no way of contacting them? Are you able to notify the apartment manager, or police to notify the target? And how does this play into HIPPA as who we are allowed to contact? And where... Read more
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