The Austin Bar’s Lawyer Well-Being Committee has compiled these resources in an effort to educate, support, and connect our legal community to achieve more balanced, mindful, and joyful lives and practices.

Other resources:
Free guided mediations by Sanieh Morgan
Headspace
Calm app 
Box Breathing video

Assistance programs

Explore the assistance programs we have to offer our lawyers.

Justice Mack Kidd Fund

The Justice Mack Kidd Fund provides financial assistance for counseling and medical treatment on a short-term basis for Austin attorneys and UT Law Students suffering from depression or related illness. The fund resides under the umbrella of the Austin Bar Foundation in cooperation with the Austin Bar Association and Texas Lawyers’ Assistance Program with the State Bar of Texas.

CLICK HERE for more information on the fund and how to apply.

CLICK HERE to donate to the Justice Mack Kidd Fund.

PCAP Assistance Program

Is your practice suffering because of a personal crisis? Are you enduring tough times but don’t know where to turn? The Personal Crisis Assistance Program (PCAP) is here to help in your time of need.

PCAP was created in 1996 to support Austin-area attorneys facing an immediate need for temporary financial or practice assistance because of a personal crisis. The objective of the program, funded by the Austin Young Lawyers Foundation, is to serve as a protection for lawyers and their clients when personal emergencies harm a lawyer’s practice. PCAP is available to attorneys who work or reside in Travis County and who are eligible for regular membership in AYLA.
 
PCAP includes two levels of short-term assistance for lawyers in crisis:

•  Financial:  PCAP provides limited grant funds of up to $1,500 to assist an attorney who is unable to fulfill certain practice-related financial obligations because of a personal crisis.

•  Practice-Related: Attorney volunteers agree to handle professional matters for the affected lawyer during the crisis.

To apply confidentially for financial or practice assistance, please contact Debbie Kelly at 512.472.0279, x105 or at debbie@austinbar.org. Regardless of how overwhelming the problem may seem, help is available.

You have worked hard to build your career. PCAP is here to help you get back on your feet.
 

Texas Lawyers' Assistance Program

The Texas Lawers' Assistance Program is a valuable, confidential resource for the many attorneys and law students and families that may be struggling with a mental health issue or needing recovery support. Find support options, including ways to get group support, referral, and professional help by accessing the TLAP Support Toolbox. Also find  daily wellness programing, updates on local events, online-presentations, groups, and meetings on the TLAP Facebook page.
 

MentalHelp.net

A website that aims to guide professionals seeking help for mental health and substance abuse problems. It includes a national and local directory of inpatient treatment options. Mental health professionals have also personally written more than 1,500 responses to questions from the site’s advice column.