Mental Health & Substance Abuse Problems in Attorneys: Barriers to Effective Treatment & The Lawyers Assistance Program

Thursday, February 6, 2020 | 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

 

Brenda Correa
NYS Commission on Judicial Conduct

• Description
• Faculty
• Agenda
• CLE Credit
• Sponsors

• This program is intended to promote awareness of the high prevalence of both mental health and substance abuse issues among attorneys. A 2016 survey across 15 state bar associations (Krill, Johnson, & Albert 2016) found that 1 in 5 attorneys screened positive for problem drinking and reported similar rates of depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms. Attorneys like other high-status professionals experience stigma and barriers to treatment that are related to the demands of their jobs, their privacy, and confidentiality concerns. The presentation would summarize what is known and not known about mental health and substance use problems, barriers to seeking help, and unmet treatment needs of attorneys. The objective is two-fold in that it is intended create awareness of these issues and then to inform the audience as to what resources available to deal with these challenges.

  There is no fee for this program.

• Professor Samuel A. Ball, PhD
  Yale School of Medicine

  Gary Reing
  Founding and Senior Partner, Reing & Reing PLLC

  Eileen Travis
  Director of Lawyers Assistance Program
  New York City Bar Association

• 6:30 pm – 6:35 pm
  Introduction

  6:35 pm – 7:15 pm
  Addressing Mental Health & Addiction Problems for Executives and Professionals
  Samuel Ball, PhD

  7:15 pm – 7:20 pm
  Q&A

  7:20 pm – 7:55 pm
  Presentation by the Lawyers Assistance Program

  • Services Available to Lawyers Through the Lawyers Assistance Program
  • A Personal Story of One Lawyer’s Road to Recovery

  
  Eileen Travis & Gary Reing

  7:55 pm – 8:00 pm
  Q&A

• New York: 1.5 Ethics
  New Jersey: 1.8 Professional Responsibility
  California: 1.5 Professional Responsibility
  Pennsylvania: 1.5 Professional Responsibility
  Connecticut: Available to Licensed Attorneys

• Sponsoring Association Committees:
  Lawyer Assistance, Ralph L. Wolf, Chair
  Mental Health Law, Karen P. Simmons, Chair
  Professional Discipline, Kaylin L. Whittingham, Chair
  Professional Responsibility, Wallace L. Larson, Chair

  Sponsoring Association Organization:
  Lawyer Assistance Program, Eileen Travis, Director

  Sponsorship Opportunities are Available! Please Contact:
  Angie Avila, Manager, Membership Outreach and Sponsorships | (212) 382-6608 | aavila@nycbar.org