MENTAL HEALTH IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION
1 in 4
Out of 100 occupations, lawyers
lead the nation with the highest
incidence of depression.
60%
1 in 4 American adults suffer from a
diagnosable mental illness. Lawyers suffer
from mental illness at alarmingly higher
rates than the general population.
100
OCCUPATIONS
60% of suicide survivors, family members and
friends who have killed themselves are more
likely to commit suicide.
In South Carolina, 6 lawyers took their lives
within 18 months between 2007 and 2008.
Kentucky has reported 15 known lawyer
suicides since 2010.
3 Georgia lawyers committed suicide
within 9 months of each other during 2012.
10 THE ATLANTA LAWYER
May 2015
The Official News Publication of the Atlanta Bar Association