LawCare, the charity that supports lawyers with addiction, stress and mental health issues, is urging firms and chambers to publicise World Mental Health Day on 10 October. It suggests ‘displaying a poster or leaflets, sending an email round, or adding information about us to your intranet’. CEO Elizabeth Rimmer said: 'At LawCare we believe the competitive, hierarchical, long hours culture of the legal profession significantly affects mental health and wellbeing, and until we address these issues we will continue to see a legal community struggling with stress, anxiety and depression.’ LawCare is also planning another roundtable event on 27 November, focused on creating mentally healthy workplaces.
26 September 2018
Mental Health Day
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