The numbers are disturbing: Law students suffer from depression, anxiety and substance abuse at unusually high rates. In our report about mental health on law campuses, we examine why law school exacerbates these problems and what administrators and fellow students can do to help. We also share first-person accounts of navigating law school with a mental health condition, from the student and faculty perspective.
Schools Tackle Mental Health
Legal educators are starting to recognize they must do more to help students navigate those often stressful three years and better assist those struggling with mental health and substance-abuse issues — of which law students suffer at uncommonly high rates.
