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Karen Sloan, staff reporter for The National Law Journal, reports on an increase in demand for lawyers assistance program as the economy worsens. For instance, “[t]he Illinois Lawyers’ Assistance Program had its busiest month on record in April. The organization, which helps attorneys deal with problems like depression and substance abuse, had 42 new referrals — nearly twice the monthly average in 2008.

The phenomenon isn’t limited to Illinois. Across the country, lawyer assistance programs are seeing demand for their services grow as the economy struggles.”

The rest of Ms. Sloan’s article, entitled “Depression stalks the legal profession”, as published May 4, 2009, in The National Law Journal, can be found here.