The legal profession faces some of the highest rates of stress, burnout, and mental health challenges including depression, with suicide rates significantly higher than in many other fields. This discussion offers a compassionate, in-depth look at suicide in the…
Written by Geoffrey E. Spofford. Originally Published by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly on August 19, 2022. We all feel pain and experience struggles at times in our lives. Some of our struggles bring us closer to those around us, while other…
Written by Payal Salsburg. Originally Published by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly on September 30, 2022. For so many of us, the goal of success is what drives us to sacrifice and persist through obstacles. However, this goal of success can take…
If you are having thoughts of suicide, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 (TALK). You can find a list of additional resources at SpeakingOfSuicide.com/resources. Everything a person says or does says something about them. The question is whether…
Each Saturday before Thanksgiving each year is observed as International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day. If you are having thoughts of suicide, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 (TALK). You can find a list of additional resources…
Two lawyer assistance programs, TLAP and LCL of PA, recently released an important video encouraging everyone in the legal profession to help save lives by asking how a colleague is doing anytime we notice they might be struggling. If…
September 10th is Worldwide Suicide Prevention Day, as National Suicide Prevention Week and National Suicide Prevention Month continue. A few years back, CNN posed a difficult and problematically-worded question with the headline “Why are lawyers killing themselves?” Appropriate language would…
Too often, individuals in the legal profession struggle privately with mental health concerns because of stigma, fear, and shame. The ABA recently launched a campaign to encourage lawyers, law students, and judges to get support. Efforts to improve well-being in…
The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention recognizes the Saturday before Thanksgiving each year as International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day. You can find support events organized across the country here. The Samaritans offer local support for survivors of suicide loss…