Mental Health with a Focus on Trauma in the Legal Profession and in the Practice of Law

Originally Recorded: May 22, 2025

Description: 
Legal professionals are exposed to experiences that can lead to higher stress and greater consequences than those in many other careers. Individual and societal circumstances may exacerbate the stress and the impact of traumatic exposure. There is a clearly recognized continuum where unresolved chronic stress becomes a predictor for substance use problems and mental illness, particularly depression and anxiety. By understanding this continuum, the impact of our exposure to trauma, and the facts about addiction and mental illness, lawyers can reduce their risk and, hopefully, get help earlier when there is a mental health, substance use, or related problem.

Speaker:

• Joan Bibelhausen, Executive Director Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers

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Materials

• PowerPoint Slides
• Handouts

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