Wellness

For many lawyers, work can take a heavy emotional, mental and physical toll. When it leads to stress, anxiety, burnout and depression, the costs are high – both personally and professionally.

We hope the resources on this page can assist you in meeting the challenges and allowing allow you to lead a healthy and balanced life. We will keep adding resources as they become available, so we invite you to bookmark this page.
 

Resources

LAWYERS CONCERNED FOR LAWYERS

Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers (LCL) provides a free confidential assistance program for Saskatchewan lawyers, judges, articling students, law students and their immediate family members. This program is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Call 1.800.663.1142

211 SK EMERGENCY/CRISIS HOTLINES

Call 211 or Text 211. Visit 211 SK Emergency/Crisis Hotlines to learn more.

CANADIAN MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION

The Canadian Mental Health Association is a nationwide organization that promotes mental health and supports people recovering from mental illness. Visit their website to find links to local and national resources.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Many free professional development recordings on wellness are available. To browse through our conferences, webinars and documents, visit CBAPD.org and search “Wellness”. You might want to check out more specifically:

• Healthy Minds, Healthy Lawyers (Recording from CBASK 2022 Mid-Winter Meeting)
• The award-winning THE MINDFUL LAWYER CPD SERIES (Free for CBA Members)

Mental Health and the Legal Profession: Improving Lawyer Wellbeing Webinar Resources:

• Video https://vimeo.com/874234782/58f5ae5e9a
• Power Point https://www.lawsociety.sk.ca/wp-content/uploads/Power-Point-CPD-367-Mental-Health-in-the-Legal-Profession.pdf
• Mental Health Resources https://www.lawsociety.sk.ca/wp-content/uploads/Mental-Health-Resources-CPD-367.pdf
• ​Program Pkg https://www.lawsociety.sk.ca/wp-content/uploads/Program-Materials-Package-CPD-367-2023-10-04.pdf

 

CBA WELL-BEING SUBCOMMITTEE

Since 1989, the CBA Well-being Subcommittee has recognized the unique needs of our profession and worked to find solutions that allow our members to lead healthy, balanced lives. The CBA Well-Being Subcommittee develops resources and programs specifically for lawyers:

• Dear Advy – CBA’s well-meaning, well-being advice column
• Professional Development
• Wellness episodes on CBA Podcasts
• The Well-Being Hour – a series of on-demand video conversations that focus on the current challenges and overall well-being of lawyers

OTHER RESOURCES

• CBABC Lawyer Wellness: Mental Wellness, work-Life balance, and practice management
• OBA (Ontario Bar Association) Wellness Hub: Guided meditations, mindful moments, and wellness resources.
• Law Society of Saskatchewan – Health & Wellness

• Lawyer Mental Health Resources – prepared by Alberta Lawyers’ Assistance Society
  Knowledge Hub: links to articles on Addiction and Substance Dependence; Anxiety; Burnout; Depression. There are also Self-Quiz Links that can be helpful as a starting point.