Run a Regular Check on Mental Health

By Kylie Ora Lobell
April 2019
 
Statistics reveal many employees are struggling with depression. Do you know how to identify and address it?
There is much discussion about the mental health of lawyers and the toll stress has on their lives. It’s true — depression does hit legal particularly hard. Lawyers are 3.6 times more likely to be depressed as employees in other jobs, and 28 percent of licensed and employed lawyers have depression.

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