The Weight of Practice

The Illinois Bar Journal's November cover story is devoted to unpacking, "The Weight of Practice: A Landmark Study on Illinois Lawyers’ Mental Health, Substance Use and Gambling,” administered and just released by the Illinois Lawyers' Assistance Program. The survey is the first of its kind in Illinois, to which 6,778 licensed attorneys responded. The bottom line: Illinois attorneys are experiencing significant, widespread challenges with mental health, substance overuse, and gambling, along with vicarious trauma, workplace stress, and suicidal ideation.

Read, "The Weight of Practice," in the November Illinois Bar Journal.