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calling the persons mental health professional will not do any good. without a release of information signed by the client treating professional is not allowed to talk with anyone other than the client about treatment and needs. This is set down by the federal HIPPA Privacy Law. The treating professional cannot even acknowledge that the person is their client. In otherwords they cannot even listen to a phone call about that client without the signed release form.

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Actually, the HIPAA law and most confidentiality rules do not prohibit a clinician or professional from listening to someone about their client. They cannot acknowledge that the person is a client of theirs, and they cannot disclose any information about that person's treatment. But they can and do listen to someone's input while at the same time NOT acknowledging that they know the person being talked about. It's tricky, but not prohibited.

And if someone is a danger to themselves or others, HIPAA and most state laws allow for breaking confidentiality in order to keep them safe.

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