Mental Health Panel Discussion

Panel Discussion: “Picking up the pieces - overcoming hardship and managing in the law”.
Held during Queensland Mental Health Week, the Queensland Law Society’s Mental Health Breakfast is an engaging event focusing on mental health and wellbeing in the legal profession. The event is aligned with the theme of community, bringing together people in the legal sector to explore aspects of mental wellbeing.  

Listen to the panel of professionals speaking on practical strategies to support mental health and wellbeing in the law.  The panel, hosted by Belinda Winter, discusses and shares their lived experiences to help reduce the stigma of mental health in the legal profession. 

Panellists: 
Professor David Heilpern, Dean of Law and Chair of Discipline, Faculty of Business, Law and Arts, Southern Cross University
Kylie Hillard, Barrister, Queensland Bar
Julie Johnston, Clinical Psychologist and Founder, Wellbeing Options Psychology
Chair: Belinda Winter, CEO and Founder, Winter Workplace Consulting; Chair, Queensland Law Society Wellbeing Working Group