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The topic of mental health and wellness in the
profession is getting some much-needed attention, but
there’s more to do. On April 30, 2019, the HCBA
is partnering with the
Hillsborough Association
for Women Lawyers
(HAWL) to host a
Mental Health and
Wellness Town Hall
Meeting. Florida Bar
President-Elect
John
Stewart and Committee
Chair and President-
Elect Designate Dori
Foster-Morales are join -
ing us at the Town
Hall and will share
their know ledge regard -
ing men tal health and
wellness in the pro -
fession, and will give a
presentation about The
Florida Bar’s efforts to
address and foster dis -
cussion regarding lawyer
health. An open forum
will follow the presen -
tation during which attendees can share with John and
Dori their own experiences and what they suggest for
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HCBA LAWYER
P R E S I D E N T ’ S
M E S S A G E
John A. Schifino – Gunster
The Florida Bar going forward. Mandi Clay, vice
president of programs for HAWL, and Carter
Andersen, past president of the HCBA, are passionate
about lawyer health and have graciously agreed to
co-chair and coordinate our Town Hall. We hope to
use this opportunity
to bring Hillsborough
attorneys together to
discuss this important
topic in an open and
candid manner.
Lawyers must be
more open about mental
health and wellness. We
have generally not been
the best of resources for
each other and it’s time
for that to change.
Available at https://
www.hazeldenbettyford.
org/about-us/news-
media/press-release/
2016-aba-hazelden-
release-first-study-
attorney-substance-use.
2 Dori Foster-Morales,
Mental Health and
Wellness: Destigmatizing
the Discussion and Promoting Solutions, The Florida Bar
Journal, January 2019 Volume 92, No. 1, p. 8.
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