As World Suicide Prevention Day approaches on Sept. 10, we thought it would be appropriate to highlight efforts by members of the Georgia bar to prevent suicides by their fellow Georgia lawyers and to encourage others to commit to this effort.
The World Health Organization estimates that over 800,000 people die by suicide each year—that’s one person every 40 seconds—while up to 25 times as many attempt suicide. Lawyers are 3.6 times more likely to suffer depression compared with the average population, and lawyers rank fifth by occupation in the incidence of suicide.
This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.
To view this content, please continue to their sites.
Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.
For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]
