Community of Care and Support

A Community of Care and Support: Wellness Resources for Law Students 

To do your best work as a law student and prepare for your legal career, you need to take care of your mental health and well-being. Below is a list of mental health and wellness resources within your reach that can help you succeed.

Law School Programs and Resources

• UMass Law Student Services
• UMass Law Academic Support Services 
• UMass Law Academic Success & Bar Success Programs
• Annual Orientation Session on Professional Identity Formation, including Wellness for Law Students, held each August
• Massachusetts Bar Association and the SJC Standing Committee on Lawyer Well-Being Annual Presentation on Law Student Wellness and Well-Being in Law School, held each September
• Annual presentation by the Executive Director, Massachusetts Board of Bar Examiners, Kandace Kukas, Esq., held each October
• Annual Professionalism Workshop with discussion of wellnesss
• Student Bar Association Wellness Week, held each semester
• Academic Fellows Program
  • Peer Assistance Program for first-year students
  • Fellows’ Workshop on student wellness before final exams
• Annual UMass Counseling Center Presentation on Law Student Well-Being and Mental Health
• Weekly Meditation led by UMass Law faculty members and students
• UMass Law Career Closet, located in the Career Services Office
• UMass Law Lactation Room, located in the lower level of the law school building

University Resources (available to all law students)

• UMass Dartmouth Counseling Center 
• Individual counseling, group therapy, crisis services, workshops, provider lists for local, off-campus psychologists and psychiatrists
• UMass Dartmouth Student Affairs Care Network-referrals for student behavioral concerns and wellness issues
• UMass Dartmouth Office of Accessibility Services 
• UMass Dartmouth Health Services 
• UMass Dartmouth Tripp Fitness Center
• Jeanne’s Cupboard/Student Affairs - Jeanne’s Cupboard hopes to minimize food insecurity while UMass Dartmouth students work toward completing their education. 

External Partnerships and Resources

• Massachusetts Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers 
  • Individual counseling sessions for UMass Law students
  • Programs offered by LCL for law students
  • Annual Recovery Day program for law students
  • Resources for law students
• American Bar Association Law Student Division 
  • American Bar Association Commission on Lawyer Assistance Programs
  • Annual Mental Health Day, held every October 
• Financial Counseling and Planning, Workshops, and Webinars