MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER
All Of Us Are Impacted
Mental health issues touch every facet of our legal community – from sole practitioners and law firm partners all the way down to law school students who feel daily pressure to graduate and become licensed and successful as soon as possible.
Resources and Articles
Research, CLEs, podcasts, articles, meditations, suggested reading and more!
Eliminating stigma, Breaking down barriers
The Florida Bar’s Mental Health & Wellness of Florida Lawyers Committee is working to destigmatize mental illness, recommend best practices and remedies, and help bring more balance into members’ daily professional lives. Read the latest about the Committee!
Let’s Break the Stigma Surrounding Mental Illness
Now more than ever, attorneys are facing challenges with stress, anxiety, and mental illness – and this struggle all too often results in substance abuse, depression, or even suicide. To make matters worse, attorneys feel like they are unable to talk about mental illness as it will be seen as a sign of weakness. This stigma ends now.
The Florida Bar YLD launched the #StigmaFreeYLD initiative to help end the stigma over mental health and illness in our profession. In addition, they will be recognizing May 2019 as Health and Wellness Month with wellness webinars, helpful CLEs, profiles of Florida lawyers and their wellness tips, local bar wellness programs, and much more. Take a look at their Health and Wellness page to see more!
Focus on Mental Health and Wellness for Florida Lawyers
President’s Page: Recognizing We Have a Problem: The Mental Health and Wellness of Lawyers by Michael J. Higer
Introduction: Mental Health and Wellness — Destigmatizing the Discussion and Promoting Solutions – by Dori Foster-Morales, Guest Editor
What Do the Statistics About Lawyer Alcohol Use and Mental Health Problems Really Mean? – by Patrick Krill
The Reality of High-Functioning Substance Abuse Among Lawyers – by Lisa Smith
The Lawyer Well-being Starter Kit: 10 Tools And Strategies For Legal Employers – by Anne Brafford
FREE CLE VIDEOS ON HEALTH AND WELLNESS
Approved for 2.0 hours of General CLE Credit including 1.5 hours of Mental Illness Awareness CLE Credit. Course Number: 2866
Approved for 1.0 hour of General CLE Credit or 1.0 hour of Mental Illness Awareness CLE Credit. Course Number: 1805203N
Approved for 1.0 hour of General CLE Credit including 1.0 hour of Mental Illness Awareness credit. Course Number: 3187
Approved for 1.0 hour of General CLE Credit including 1.0 hours of Mental Illness Awareness CLE Credit. Course Number: 1709051N
Approved for 1.0 hour of General CLE Credit including 1.0 hours of Mental Illness Awareness CLE Credit. Course Number: 2827
