This general information may be of interest to those in the legal profession.
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- Tristan Jepson Memorial Foundation, Psychological Wellbeing: Best Practice Guidelines for the Legal Profession (2014)
- How to Survive and Thrive in Your First Year of Law The Law Society of NSW Young Lawyers (2010)
- Health and Wellbeing Fact Sheets Workplace and Personal Stress, Depression, Alcohol and Drugs Law Institute of Victoria
- Mental Health Policy (2011) of the Legal Services Board of Victoria (Australia)
- Law Institute of Victoria Mental Health and the Legal Profession: a preventative strategy report. (2014)
- The Tristan Jepson Memorial Foundation Annual Lectures video highlights are available here.
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Judge tells of depression struggle in bid to help many in legal circles (The Age 2013)
- Legal leader with depression calls for change (Lawyers Weekly 2013)
- Lawyers and Depression (Radio National Law Report 2011)
Tools:
- New Zealand Law Society ‘Practising Well‘ resource pages.
- Law Council of Australia national support resource page and other links
- Smiling Mind: Modern meditation for young people and adults.
- MoodGym: Cognitive behaviour therapy skills for preventing and coping with depression.