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Finding Your Zone: Mental Health Resources : Law Student Resources

This guide aims to help you find your own brand of relaxation and mindfulness. It also includes links to trusted authorities that provide information about mental health and mental health initiatives. Compiled for students, faculty, and staff.

Mental Health and Law Students

According to a comprehensive survey published in 2016, 

25% of Law Students screened positive for problematic alcohol use 

17% of Law Students screened positive for symptoms of depression 

37% of Law Students screened positive for an anxiety disorder 

27% of Law Students struggling with eating disorders 

 

Organ, J. M., Jaffe, D. B., Esq., & Bender, K. M., PHD. (2016, Fall). Suffering in Silence: The Survey of Law Student Well-Being and the Reluctance of Law Students to Seek Help for Substance Use and Mental Health Concerns. Journal of Legal Education, 66(1), 116-156. 

Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers Pennsylvania

Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers is a confidential resource for students who may be overwhelmed by the stress of law school, feeling anxious about their education or career, or concerned about their use of alcohol or drugs. 

1-800-999-1941

Nothing that you share with Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers will ever be shared with any Board of Legal Examiners, Law School Staff or any other party without your consent. 

LCL provides:

  •  General information, resources and free literature. 
  • Referral to qualified healthcare providers
  • Development of personalized treatment plans 
  • Assistance with treatment admissions 
  • Peer Support from recovering lawyers 
  • Help developing a plan to offer assistance to a law student you may be concerned about