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It’s a Tall Order: Promoting Mental Health in the Legal Community

Discover practical approaches to fostering mental health in the legal field, addressing stigma, and promoting support systems. Learn about resources, signs of distress, and proactive interventions for students, attorneys, and the legal community at large to enhance success and well-being.

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It’s a Tall Order: Promoting Mental Health in the Legal Community

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  1. It’s a Tall Order: Promoting Mental Health in the Legal Community ORALL 2018 Maggie Kiel-Morse & Amy Burchfield, presenters Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Library

  2. Taking action on lawyer well-being benefits organizational effectiveness, promotes ethical integrity, and recognizes our human connections. • Many lawyers and law students struggle with depression, anxiety, and stress, which both causes and is exacerbated by substance use. • Lawyers and law students often hesitate to seek help because of concern over lingering stigma, threat to bar admission and/or career advancement. • Problems can impact all areas of legal profession, and everyone must acknowledge and become proactive in addressing situation. Quiz Review:Top Takeaways

  3. Refocus with 4 – 7 – 8 Breathing Mindfulness Pause

  4. Substance Abuse & Mental Health Toolkit for Law Students and Those Who Care About Them: ABA Law Student Division, CoLAP, Dave Nee Foundation, https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/lawyer_assistance/ls_colap_mental_health_toolkit_new.authcheckdam.pdf • Signs and handouts around the library on recognizing symptoms and where to go for help • Address mental health issues during orientation and offer programming throughout the year • Add resources to the library collection on mental health, depression, anxiety, CBT • Emphasize the confidential nature of Lawyer Assistance Programs and campus counseling services ForStudents:

  5. The Path to Lawyer Well-Being: Practical Recommendations for Positive Change: National Task Force on Lawyer Well-Being, ABA CoLAP, et al., http://lawyerwellbeing.net/ • Partner with Lawyer Assistance Programs • Facilitate mentoring and sponsorship programs • Form a Lawyer Well-Being Committee to address policies, procedures, aspects of work environment • Promote social events that do not revolve around alcohol • Support efforts to adopt rules of professionalism/civility within courts and firms ForAttorneys:

  6. Learn the signs and symptoms of depression, stress, and anxiety • Practice techniques for talking to someone who is at risk • Monitor your own levels and develop a personal mindfulness practice • Watch out for compassion fatigue For Us:

  7. Ensure that students have access to and information about available resources for wellness and academic success. • Ensure that faculty, staff and students recognize the warning signs of mental illness, emotional disturbance, and substance abuse/addiction, and encourage them to act. • Create a method for students to more effectively bring concerns to the attention of the College of Law administration. Strategic PlanGoal: Enhance Student, Faculty & Staff Success

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