Mental Health. Photo: Choat/stock.adobe.com Attorneys of Color Reveal Alarmingly Higher Instances of Mental Health Struggles
Roughly 31% of Black lawyers said they have contemplated suicide during their professional career, far and above the 19% of white respondents that said the same.
June 08, 2021 at 05:00 AM
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ALM's 2021 Mental Health and Substance Abuse Survey laid out the caustic damage the pandemic has had on overall attorney well-being as the more than 3,200 respondents revealed clear upticks in depression and anxiety.
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