Join students, alumni, faculty, staff, and community members for an important discussion on mental health, resilience, and ethics in the legal field. Professionals with backgrounds in mental health, counseling, student affairs, and legal ethics will share about the importance of caring for your mental health in the demanding and high-stress legal field, tactics to support wellbeing, overcoming barriers to seeking mental health support including the character and fitness portion of the attorney admission process, and mental health resources available to law students and practicing attorneys. Registration requested for lunch ordering purposes, but not required. 

• For in person attendance, parking will be provided for speakers and alumni and lunch will be provided for all attendees. Parking details have been emailed to those individuals who are not Colorado Law Faculty, Staff, or Students. Please email lawevents@colorado.edu if you did not receive anything. 

• For virtual attendance, please visit cu.law/EthicsandWellbeing to join the zoom

One general and ethics CLE credit is approved for Colorado attorneys and judges. 

Presenters:

• Elizabeth Lembo - Executive Director, Colorado Lawyer Assistance Program (COLAP)
• Emily Horowitz - Assistant Dean of Student Services, Colorado Law
• Danielle Ansted, MSW, LCSW - Embedded Therapist, Colorado Law
• Melanie Kay, Director, Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative Collegiate Program & Associate Teaching Professor, Colorado Law

Objectives:

• Learn barriers that prevent law students and practicing attorneys from accessing mental health support.
• Identify practices to help mitigate and cope with the impacts of stress.
• Learn about the intersection of mental health access and the bar exam.
• Learn about resources for law students or practicing attorneys seeking mental health support.

This event is sponsored and inspired by the generous support of Larry and Susan Boothby, whose daughter, Ashley Boothby (Colorado Law, 2013), lost her valiant battle with mental illness in Spring 2023. To support the Ashley Boothby Endowed Memorial Scholarship Fund, click here to make a donation and type "Ashley Boothby Endowed Memorial Scholarship Fund (Pure Endowment)" in the designation field. We appreciate your thoughtful consideration and support of Ashley's Scholarship fund which benefits Colorado Law Students.