April is recognized as Alcohol Awareness Month. Following news of increased substance use over a year into the pandemic last year during Alcohol Awareness Month, we covered how self-awareness can help us address problematic habits, including alcohol consumption that…
End of year holidays are a good time to review some helpful tips about avoiding pitfalls and setting yourself up for success. If you do not struggle with alcohol addiction, consider how you can be a better ally to those who do. Check…
Common questions about drinking habits and how to address them can often be shifted to whether you experience "loss of control" -- Find out what that means and more below. The video embedded below was produced by the Northeast Chapter…
April is Alcohol Awareness Month! Starting with self-awareness can always help, especially as habits evolve throughout the pandemic. This year, Alcohol Awareness Month comes after over a year since the Covid-19 pandemic began. Alcohol consumption has been increasing in…
As the Massachusetts legal profession works to overcome stigma and improve well-being, we'll have opportunities for individuals to share their stories of recovery from addiction and substance use as well as other mental health struggles. Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers…
Speakers at a recent program from the Massachusetts Bar Association shared insight about how we need both individual and community action to fight systemic racism and stigma, two significant barriers to well-being. Insight about taking care of our mental…
As many as 1 in 3 practicing lawyers qualify as problem drinkers, and the New Year is a popular time to begin sobriety, whether experimentally in "Dry January" or with the intention to commit for a lifetime. Roughly 20-36%…
Kevin Curtin was a pillar, a devoted mentor, and an inspiring source of kindness and warmth in the Massachusetts legal community. The sudden passing of Kevin Curtin, Chair of the Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers Oversight Committee, is a tremendous…
Lawyer Well-Being Week 2020 was celebrated from May 4th through May 8th -- but it's never too late to get the resources you need! Find more on physical, spiritual, intellectual, social, and emotional well-being. . . . A…
New York joins a wave of states that will no longer include questions about mental health on its bar application, removing a significant obstacle to valuable treatment, following a resolution introduced to the Conference of Chief Justices by Massachusetts Supreme…