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Despite changes, lawyers’ mental health crisis is getting worse, says Gowling WLG’s Michael Herman

from Law Times

Despite changes, lawyers’ mental health crisis is getting worse, says Gowling WLG’s Michael Herman Law Times While firms have increased focus on improving mental health, lawyers and other legal professionals continue to experience a worsening mental health crisis, says Michael Herman, a partner of and general counsel to Gowling WLG in Toronto. The firm, he said, has held four 90-minute mental health webinars during the COVID-19 pandemic, and has worked to improve insurance coverage for different types of therapy. It is particularly important at the moment, he said, as the economic downturn is forcing businesses like law firms to make difficult decisions that could impact mental health. READ MORE

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