An end to attorney suicide.

We are dedicated to advancing research, education, and awareness regarding the causes and prevention of attorney suicide.

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What NAPAS does.

The legal profession has rates of depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation that exceed the general public. NAPAS seeks to advance research of attorney mental health challenges, to distribute evidence-based education to bar associations and law schools, and to coordinate national suicide prevention efforts to have a measurable impact on attorney suicide rates and suicidal ideation.

From the president

Attorney suicide is a public health problem, not a private failure. The first step is naming it.

— Terry Bentley Hill, President, NAPAS

RESEARCH & EDUCATION

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Browse selected research and articles on the mental health, suicidality, burnout, and stress resilience of attorneys and law students.

Mental Health

When demands equal distress: An updated understanding of lawyer mental health and well-being

Patrick R. Krill, Justin J. Anker · Journal of Affective Disorders · 2026

This is the largest multi-jurisdiction lawyer mental health survey to date: 39,036 respondents over 28 jurisdictions. Distress, burnout, and hazardous drinking were common and associated with practice demands, practice setting, and work-family conflict.

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Mental Health

Stressed, Lonely, and Overcommitted: Predictors of Lawyer Suicide Risk

Krill, P. R., Anker, J., Garcia, L., et al. · Healthcare · 2023

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Mental Health

Suicide among lawyers: Role of job problems

Steven Stack, Barbara A Bowman · Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior · 2022

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