HomeThe Well-Being Committee was created in the 2018-2019 bar year to promote the well-being of legal professionals and law students by providing education and resources in the areas of mental health, stress management, addiction, physical health, work/life balance, and other quality of life and quality of career issues.
Resources
ABA Task Force Report on Lawyer Well-Being
Report from the ABA's National Task Force on Lawyer Well-Being
In the Report, the Task Force defines well-being and sheds light on the lack of well-being in the legal profession. Then the report offers concrete, actionable recommendations on how to fix the problems with lawyer well-being. The recommendations are organized by global actions that everyone can take, and then broken down by stakeholder.
Well-Being Toolkit for Lawyers & Legal Employers
Lawyer Assistance Programs +
Missouri Lawyers' Assistance Program (MOLAP) | 1-800-688-7859
The Missouri Lawyers' Assistance Program is a professional, confidential counseling program for members of The Missouri Bar, immediate family members who reside with them, and law students. Through a variety of free services, MOLAP helps individuals overcome personal problems such as substance abuse, depression, stress and burnout.
Illinois Lawyers’ Assistance Program | 1-800-LAP-1233
Lawyers’ Assistance Program is a not-for-profit organization that helps Illinois lawyers, judges, law students, and their families concerned about alcohol abuse, drug dependency, or stress related issues like anxiety, burnout, depression, and many others. Our services include individual and group therapy, assessments, education, peer support, and intervention.
Suicide Prevention +
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline | Call/Text 988 | Call 1-800-273-8255 | Web Chat
We can all help prevent suicide. The Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals.
Behavioral Health Response (serves the City of St. Louis and the counties of St. Louis, St. Charles, Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln, Warren, Iron, St. Francois and Washington)
Need to talk? Feeling depressed? In a crisis? Thoughts of suicide?
Call 314-469-6644 or toll-free 1-800-811-4760. TTY: 314-469-3638
Text HOME to 741741 or visit https://www.crisistextline.org
Call 1-800-273-8255 or visit https://www.veteranscrisisline.net
Addiction Support +
Find a group at https://www.aa.org/pages/en_US/find-aa-resources
Find a group at https://www.na.org/meetingsearch
1-888-BETS-OFF (Gambling Addiction)
Call 1-888-BETS-OFF (238-7633) or visit https://www.888betsoff.org
