"Law Schools Should Take on Students' Mental Health and Substance Use from Day One" by David Jaffe

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Law Schools Should Take on Students' Mental Health and Substance Use from Day One

ABA Journal

David Jaffe, American University Washington College of Law

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Article

Publication Date

5-17-2023

Journal

ABA Journal

Disciplines

Law,
Legal Education,
Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility and
Legal Profession

Abstract

The legal profession has a drinking problem. Whether we like to admit it or not, students are often socialized into a drinking culture in law school, if not before. From where I sit as a law school dean, law students and members of the legal profession continue to struggle with mental health issues for which substance use can be a contributing factor.

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David Jaffe. "Law Schools Should Take on Students' Mental Health and Substance Use from Day One" ABA Journal (2023)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/david-jaffe/18/