Priscilla Lundin

September 16, 2021 | New York Law Journal

In this Lawyer Wellness column, Priscilla Lundin provides an update on the ABA Wellness Pledge, a two-phase public affirmation about attorney wellness, mental health issues and substance abuse. Three years in, there are 213 Pledge signatories and counting. Most are global Big Law firms, but other legal employers are joining too.

By Priscilla Lundin

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January 10, 2019 | New York Law Journal

In this Lawyer Wellness column, Priscilla Lundin discusses the Pledge Campaign organized by the American Bar Association's Working Group to Advance Well-Being in the Legal Profession, in which over 60 legal employers are participating by committing to effect organizational changes that will raise awareness about the high incidence of alcohol and other substance abuse problems; reduce the stigma of mental illness; and encourage and support help-seeking.

By Priscilla Lundin

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September 14, 2018 | New York Law Journal

Drug overdoses killed about 72,000 Americans last year, a record number that reflects a rise of around 10 percent, according to new preliminary estimates from the Centers for Disease Control.

By Priscilla Lundin

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May 25, 2018 | New York Law Journal

The findings of the landmark study of 13,000 currently practicing lawyers by the American Bar Association Commission on Lawyer Assistance Programs and the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation (ABA/Hazelden study) published in the American Bar Journal in 2016 and elsewhere, revealed that between 21 and 36 percent qualified as problem drinkers.

By Priscilla Lundin

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