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Shouldn’t every week be mental health awareness week?
13/05/2022
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Graham Smith is a former barristers’ clerk and founder of Aurora Life Coaching
Graham Smith is a former barristers’ clerk and founder of Aurora Life Coaching

This Mental Health Awareness Week (MHAW), many legal sector employees have picked up valuable information on protecting their wellbeing and been inspired by some law firm leaders who have courageously shared their own mental health journeys.

Any initiative that has a genuine intention of tackling the current mental health crisis should be celebrated, especially if the aim is to drive meaningful and sustainable change. This begs the question: is it time for the legal industry to be even more ambitious in its attempts to tackle the mental health crisis?