Improving Attorney Wellbeing and Why It is Needed
In 2016, the ABA and Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation evaluated 12,825 practicing attorneys and revealed some troubling findings. The study found:
- 28% experience symptoms of depression
- 19% experience symptoms of anxiety
- 23% experience symptoms of stress
- 21 to 36% experience problematic drinking
The study also found that lawyers younger than 30 years of age and those working in the field for less than