Lawyers Are at High Risk for Suicide. Texas Program Aims to Fight Back to Help Attorneys, Law Students
Education is a key component of the Texas Lawyers' Assistance Program's new suicide-prevention project, which is called, "Stop Minding Your Own Business: What Every Lawyer and Law Student Must Know about Depression and Suicide."
May 13, 2020 at 01:36 PM
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Being isolated during the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to impact lawyers' mental health, increasing rates of depression.
On the extreme end, depression can lead to more lawyer suicides, said Texas Lawyers' Assistance Program director Chris Ritter.
But it's a coincidence that program just received funding to launch a new suicide-prevention project. Ritter explained that the Texas Lawyers' Assistance Program applied for a $54,000 grant from the Texas Bar Foundation well before the pandemic hit Texas.
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