Panel 1: Results of the 2014 National Survey of Law Student Well Being: Correlations Between Alcohol Use, Drug Use and Mental Health Issues and Attitudes Toward Seeking Help

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Session Type: Section Daylong Programs

Session Capacity: N/A

Location: Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel

Room: New York West

Floor: Third Floor

The presentation will describe the extent to which mental health issues among law students correlate with alcohol use and/or drug use and will also describe survey results that identify reasons why respondents with alcohol, drug, and/or mental health problems are reluctant to seek professional help, such as how such problems relate to the bar admission process. The panel will also discuss questions of culture and messaging in law school and in the legal profession that may discourage students and attorneys dealing with issues from seeking the help they need to remain productive, and re-examining the best practices therein.