LAW 915LEC - Mental Health and Well-Being in Law School and the Legal Profession

Being a law student and a lawyer present significant and unique mental well-being and mental health challenges. This course will explore the causes of high rates of stress, anxiety, and depression in the legal profession and what can be done about it by individuals and organizations. This class will be taught by Dan Lukasik, a trial lawyer for over 30 years, who has lived with and managed his depression and anxiety for the past twenty years. Dan has given over 200 presentations on mental health in the law throughout the U.S., including Harvard and Yale law schools. He is the creator of the website Lawyers With Depression and a member of the National and New York State Task Forces on Lawyer Well-Being.

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