Ep 197: A woman is killed after her attacker tells his therapist he wants to murder her. This landmark case would forever change the policies around mental health’s legal duties.

This is the Tatiana Tarasoff story.

For more info on duty to warn/protect https://www.apaservices.org/practice/good-practice/duty-to-protect.pdf

Sources for Today's Episode:

Minds on Trial by Charles Patrick Ewing and Joseph McCann
Cornell University
Psychiatric Times
Harvard.edu
Justia Law
Lawline Blog
Psychology Today
Tarasoff v. Regents of the Univ. of Cal., 118 Cal. Rptr. 129 (Cal. 1974)
John G. Fleming & Bruce Maximov, The Patient or His Victim: The Therapist's Dilemma, 62 CAL. L. REV. 1025 (1974).

Sponsors:

(thanks for using our promo codes, it really does help the show!)

Shopify - Home of the number-one checkout on the planet

Go to SHOPIFY.COM/crimewomen to upgrade your selling today!

Factor - no prep, no mess meals.

Head to FACTORMEALS.com/wac50 and use code wac50 to get 50% off your first box plus 20% off your next month!

Credits:

Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks
Produced by James Varga
Audio Editor, Seiler Burr
Script Editor, Abagail Belcastro
Music by Dessert Media

Help is Available:

If you or someone you know is in a crisis situation, or a victim of domestic, or other violence, there are many organizations that can offer support or help you in your specific situation.

For direct links to these organizations please visit https://womenandcrimepodcast.com/resources/

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices