Asking a person “Are you ok?” shows the person that you cared enough to ask.

Texas and Pennsylvania LAP Directors, Chris Ritter and Laurie Besden, created a film called "Just Ask: How We Must Stop Minding Our Own...

By Scott R. Mote, Esq., Executive Director of the Ohio Lawyers Assistance Program At the beginning of the pandemic, in a short period of...

By Scott R. Mote, Esq., Executive Director of the Ohio Lawyers Assistance Program As a judge, you are faced with many circumstances, such...

By Scott R. Mote, Esq., Executive Director of the Ohio Lawyers Assistance Program I recently had an interesting and serious conversation...

Fatigue can lead to many other issues, so it is important for judges to understand it and be aware of the warning signs.

By Judge Jeffrey Froelich, Retired As lawyers and judges, we have been trained to “think like a lawyer,” to reason out problems and to...

One of the most popular “excuses” we hear at the Ohio Lawyers Assistance Program is “I don’t have time.” Yes, I understand that lawyers...

In Alcoholics Anonymous, we recite the Serenity Prayer at every meeting: [Higher Power], grant me the serenity To accept the things I...

Mental health issues affect everyone, even judges. Unfortunately, there is a stigma attached to mental illness.

If your friend, colleague, or family member were slowly dying from a substance use disorder or a mental health issue, what would you do?

Contributors to stress play a large role in a judge’s day-to-day responsibilities. So before you judge judges, try walking in their shoes.

Be aware of these signs and symptoms of SAD.

If you think you are having symptoms of burnout, try some of these steps.

Instead of focusing on the things we don’t have or the challenges in our lives, it is important to make gratitude a part of our routine.

It is a judge’s job to provide competent guidance to the public, but an undiagnosed mental disorder could affect the way they decide a case.

We throw these words around—words such as depression, anxiety, PTSD, OCD—but do we understand their meanings?

This is what happens when you call the Ohio Lawyers Assistance Program.

Unfortunately, most of us are not born resilient. The good news is that you can learn this important trait.

If you find imposter syndrome is leading you to anxiety, depression or other unhealthy feelings, it is important to combat these thoughts.