Recognizing and Responding to Mental Health Crises (12/19/23)

Recognizing and Responding to Mental Health Crises in the Workplace

Studies have consistently revealed concerning statistics about lawyers’ mental health. Lawyers have the highest rates of depression among occupational groups in the United States and the fifth highest rate of suicide. An individual’s odds of encountering a fellow lawyer who is experiencing suicidal ideation are not insignificant. There are many myths about suicidality that complicate how people feel equipped to handle interactions with people they suspect might be suicidal. In this seminar, we’ll learn how to recognize some signs of a mental health crisis in the workplace. We’ll dispel myths and stigma surrounding mental health crises and discuss how you can react in this situation to attempt to help the individual in crisis. 

Speaker: 
Anne Haag is a Practice Management Advisor at the Chicago Bar Association. Anne worked as a patent paralegal at a Chicago IP firm before arriving at the CBA in 2017 as the Law Practice Management and Technology department’s trainer/coordinator. She is also a certified crisis counselor and volunteers as a patient advocate in the ER. She is currently working towards her Masters in Social Work through the University of Illinois Chicago to become a licensed mental health professional.

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