MISSION

The Health and Wellness Committee was created under the leadership of President Andrea Lewis to express our commitment to improving physical and mental health in a profession that is plagued by maladaptive behaviors.


Chair(s)

The Palm Beach County Bar Association is proud to offer the mental health and wellness resources on this page to our Members and the general public. Please visit our CLE course page, as well as our YouTube channel, which features free courses and informative sessions, by clicking one of the options below. For more upcoming mental health and wellness courses, please visit our calendar page available by clicking here, or by clicking the button above. #PBCBAStayWell

HELPFUL LINKS

Florida Lawyers Helpline

833-351-9355

This free and completely confidential service connects members with professional counselors. Calls are always free. You may be referred for up to five free counseling sessions per year to help you develop strategies to overcome life’s challenges, balance priorities, and better handle both personal and professional pressures.

Florida Lawyers Helpline is provided through an agreement with CorpCare Associates Inc., which has over 200 professional counselors across Florida and 11,000 nationwide.  The Helpline’s aim and purpose is improving the practice of law in Florida by helping Florida lawyers.

Florida Lawyers Assistance, Inc.

FLA provides programs and services to assist attorneys, judges, law students, and other legal professionals who may be impaired in their ability to function in a legal setting. The backbone of FLA is a support network of recovering attorneys and judges who wish to carry the message to fellow members of their profession that recovery is possible. FLA also offers help to those suffering from depression and other mental illnesses.

Learn more

The FLA Depression & Bipolar Disorder Support Group meets virtually Tuesdays from noon to 1:00 p.m. Register to receive the meeting link.

Palm Beach:

  • Florida Lawyers Helpline
    833-FL1-WELL
  • Florida Lawyers Assistance Inc.
    954-566-9040
  • 211’s highly trained staff also responds to the national 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Whether you call 2-1-1 or 9-8-8, they are there to help

National:

  • Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
    212-870-3400
  • Cocaine Anonymous (CA)
    310-559-5833
  • Debtors Anonymous (DA)
    800-421-2383
  • Narcotics Anonymous (NA)
    818-773-9999
  • National Domestic Violence Hotline
    1-800-799-7233
  • National Helpline For Judges Helping Judges
    1-800-219-6474
  • National Hopeline Network
    1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433)
MENTAL HEALTH-BASED CLE COURSES
Course Name Date Link
Impact of COVID-19 on Mental Health  2.1.22 https://cle.palmbeachbar.org/
Being Stuck is Real 5.6.21 https://cle.palmbeachbar.org/
Destigmatizing Mental Illness 12.11.20 https://cle.palmbeachbar.org/
How Thoughts Create Our Experience 11.9.20 https://cle.palmbeachbar.org/

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