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Are you OK?

Mon Sep 05 2016
Wellbeing

A reminder from the Bar Association's Health and Well Being Committee: R U OK? Day is Thursday, 8 September 2016.

This is the national day of action for the R U OK? suicide prevention charity. But it’s also a reminder to take time to check in with the colleagues and friends who matter to you. Part of the R U OK? message is that we don’t need to "fix" someone, solve their problems, or give them answers to life. It’s about starting a conversation, supporting them and being there for them.

It is a fact that one in five Australians will experience an issue with mental health. The R U OK? "at Law" project notes the following additional facts about people working in the legal profession:

  • Many of us will hold ourselves to impossibly high standards and not know how to put the mistakes we make into perspective
  • Mental ill-health and depression are big issues in the legal profession. When compared to other professions, lawyers experienced the highest incidence of depressive symptoms.

For more information, including practical tips about ‘starting a conversation’ with a colleague, go to: https://www.ruok.org.au/join-r-u-ok-day

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