Join the IADC at 1:00 p.m. CDT on Thursday, May 11 as we continue our discussions on mental health and wellness, identifying and focusing on issues that specifically affect attorneys and others in the legal profession.
A 2014 survey found that 28% of lawyers suffered from depression, 19% of lawyers had severe anxiety, and 11.4% of lawyers had suicidal thoughts in the previous year. A 2020 study found that “[r]oughly half of practicing attorneys are experiencing symptoms of depression and anxiety, with approximately 30% of those falling in the mild range and nearly 20% falling in the moderate/severe range.”
Our panel will share personal stories and concrete action items that you can take to identify and help yourself and others with mental health and wellness.
PANELISTS:
Sara Barnhart, Cox Enterprises, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia USA
Joseph C. Chancey, Drew Eckl Farnham, Atlanta, Georgia USA
Taylor S. Poncz, Drew Eckl Farnham, Atlanta, Georgia USA
For Zoom meeting details, click here. (please note this document is password protected; you must be logged into the IADC website to view)
If you would like this Zoom meeting as a calendar appointment, please see the document above.