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‘Mental health days’ could be key to improving wellbeing and workplace stress in the legal sector, according to health and wellness non-profit Westfield Health. Citing the Junior Lawyers Division’s 2018 wellbeing survey which saw more than 82% of junior lawyers reporting regular or occasional stress, and a further 26% severe or extreme stress, Westfield has underscored the long hours, heavy workloads and high expectations which contribute to mental health issues among legal practitioners. A ‘mental health day’ off work can help support employee wellbeing, as can stress reduction schemes and workplace wellbeing programmes, says Westfield’s director of wellbeing Richard Holmes.