The College’s Committee on Mental Health Awareness is tasked with the mission of raising awareness of mental health issues within our profession and proposing urgently needed reforms. Since its formation in 2023 (first as a Task Force and now as a full General Committee), the Committee has studied the impact of mental health and related substance abuse issues on the well being and performance of lawyers in the United States and Canada.
One key area of study is what law firms are doing to address mental health and substance abuse issues faced by lawyers within their organizations. The resulting inquiry by the Mental Health Awareness Committee is a White Paper on Law Firm Mental Health Best Practices.
Click on the button at right to access the White Paper.
Publish Date / Last Revised
March 1, 2026
Topic
- Mental Health
Resource Type
- White Paper
Audience Type
- Fellows
- Judges
- Lawyers
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