Dr. Kate Bender of the Dave Nee Foundation will speak to students about depression, its prevalence in the legal profession, and the availability and effectiveness of treatment. Attorneys have the highest rates of depression and suicide of any profession and 40% of law students in their third year of school report experiencing symptoms of depression. Further, lawyers are 3.6 times more likely than any other occupational group to suffer from depression. Lunch will be provided.
\n\nIf you need an accommodation to participate in this event, please contact the event sponsor or the Texas Law Special Events Office at specialevents@law.utexas.edu no later than seven business days prior to the event. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Dr. Kate Bender of the Dave Nee Foundation will speak to students about depression, its prevalence in the legal profession, and the availability and effectiveness of treatment. Attorneys have the highest rates of depression and suicide of any profession and 40% of law students in their third year of school report experiencing symptoms of depression. Further, lawyers are 3.6 times more likely than any other occupational group to suffer from depression. Lunch will be provided.
If you need an accommodation to participate in this event, please contact the event event sponsor or the Texas Law Special Events Office at specialevents@law.utexas.edu no later than seven business days prior to the event.
CATEGORIES:Lunch LOCATION:TNH 3.127 - Roberts Classroom URL:http://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/09/12/19241/ CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR