LAP Resources

The Lawyer Assistance Program (LAP) helps current, former, and disbarred attorneys, law students, and State Bar applicants dealing with mental health and/or substance use issues affecting their personal and professional lives.

Here are self-help resources you can use to assess and support your well-being.

Self-assessment tests

Have you ever been depressed, anxious, or concerned about your use of alcohol or drugs? If so, we encourage you to complete one or more of the self-assessment tests below.

These tests cannot serve as a substitute for a professional evaluation, however the results can help you decide if you should contact the LAP for a more thorough professional assessment.

• The Twenty Questions
• Anxiety Assessment
• Depression Assessment

Publications

• The State Bar's Wellness Guide for Senior Lawyers and their Families, Friends, and Colleagues.
• LAP pamphlet
• LAP flyer

Web resources

• California Lawyers Association: Health and Wellness
• The Other Bar This confidential peer support resource for California lawyers, judges, law students, State Bar applicants and their families offers help with problematic alcohol and drug use and related personal problems.
• ABA: Mental Health Resources for the Legal Profession

Contact us

Want to know more? Your call or email is confidential.

Michelle Harmon
Lawyer Assistance Program
877-LAP-4HELP/877-527-4435
LAP@calbar.ca.gov