Lawyers Committing Suicide at Alarming Rates
Law firms are taking steps to combat an upsetting trend: lawyers are committing suicide at alarming rates. Out of all American professionals, lawyers are the fourth most likely to resort to suicide, CNN reports. (Dentists, pharmacists, and physicians are the only workers more likely to purposely end their lives.) CNN adds, “Lawyers are 3.6 times more likely to suffer from depression than non-lawyers.” Training and Programs Address Lawyers’ Disquieting Suicide Rates The alarming increase in lawyer deaths, however, is not…
