§ 1027 [Minor Crime Victim Exception]

If a child under 16 is seeing a therapist, that child's private conversations with the therapist are normally protected. But this protection does not apply in certain situations.

The therapist can share what the child said if two things are true. First, the child must be under 16 years old. Second, the therapist must reasonably believe the child was the victim of a crime, and sharing that information would be good for the child.

In simple terms, this means a therapist is allowed to speak up if they believe a young patient was hurt by a crime and telling someone would help protect that child. The therapist doesn't have to stay silent just because the information came from a private counseling session. This rule exists to help protect children who may be in danger or who need help that the therapist alone cannot provide.