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…
April is recognized as Autism Inclusion Month. This post has been updated since its original publication in 2021. Awareness is a necessary first step toward the ultimate goal of creating more inclusive spaces, which also requires us to listen…
March 31st is International Transgender Day of Visibility. Transgender Day of Visibility was created by trans advocate Rachel Crandall, the head of Transgender Michigan, in 2010. As explained in this discussion about visibility and representation from GLAAD, with most media stories…
The ABA Commission on Lawyer Assistance Programs is accepting proposals for its annual conference on mental health & well-being in the legal profession, planned to take place in Washington, DC from September 20th - 22nd. Each fall, the American…
The Institute for Well-Being in Law's inaugural 3-day conference starts January 19th, 2022. Register by Friday, December 10th for Early Bird Pricing IWIL invites individuals and leaders interested in legal well-being to its first annual conference. The conference will…
With October 10th is recognized as World Mental Health Day, the ABA has added its special recognition of Law Student Mental Health Day to highlight well-being at a particularly critical stage in a particularly stressful career. Law school is…
The Institute for Well-Being in Law's 2022 Conference will be held online from January 19 - 21. Focused on how the legal profession can better support individual and organizational thriving, IWIL's 2022 conference will share new ideas and practical…
We're sharing the work of some key organizations and individuals along with resources as this year's BIPOC Mental Health Month wraps up. This post was written in collaboration with Gavin Alexander, Esq., Fellow at the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court…
The Massachusetts SJC Lawyer Well-Being Committee is hosting this town hall to better understand the lived experiences and challenges lawyers and law students with disabilities face. 5:30pm - 7pm | Thursday, August 5 REGISTER HERE The goal of these…
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…