31 January 2022
LAWCARE HITS MILESTONE NUMBER OF PEOPLE HELPED
Legal mental health charity LawCare has helped over 10,000 legal
professionals and support staff since it began in 1997. The charity, which was initially set up to help solicitors with alcohol
problems, has grown to support everyone working in the legal profession on a
range of issues from stress to bullying.
Elizabeth Rimmer, Chief Executive
of LawCare, said: ‘We are very proud that we have supported over 10,000 people
in the legal community since we began 25 years ago, with a small office space
in the corner of our first employee Barry Pritchard’s kitchen and a grant from
The Law Society of England and Wales. It’s been a difficult couple of years for
us all and we continue to offer free, confidential, emotional support to anyone
that needs us in the profession, on any issue that is worrying them, no matter
how small. In our 25th anniversary year we plan to extend our
advocacy work to help change the culture in the law, making it a healthier and
happier place to work.’
The majority of
those who contacted the support service were women (69%). 63% were
trainees/pupils, or had been qualified less than five years, and a further 5%
were law students.
For LawCare’s full
2021 impact report visit www.lawcare.org.uk/impact (note to editors this link will be
live from 00:01 27th Jan 2022)
Anyone working in
the law including support staff can contact LawCare for free, confidential,
emotional support on 0800 279 6888, email support@lawcare.org.uk or visit www.lawcare.org.uk