Resources

Reports on mental wellbeing in the legal sector

  • The State of Wellbeing in Law - Unmind [2024]

  • How well are mental health initiatives working in law firms? - Travelers for The Law Society [2024]

  • Barristers’ Working Lives Survey - The Bar Council [2023, published 2024]

  • Profile of the Profession - Law Society of Scotland [2023]

  • Raising the bar: Addressing the state of mental health in the legal sector - Mindful Business Charter [2023]

  • Workplace Culture Thematic Review - Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) [2022]

  • Mental Wellbeing in the Legal Profession - International Bar Association (IBA) [2021]

  • Life in the Law - LawCare [2021]

  • Barristers’ Working Lives Survey; Barrister Wellbeing Analysis - The Bar Council [2021]

  • Feeling and Thinking like a Lawyer: Cognition, Emotion and the Practice and Progress of Law - Bandes [2021]

  • Wellbeing in Family Law - Findings and Recommendations from a sector-wide Survey - Resolution [2021]

  • Mental Health Survey - Law.com [2021]

  • Resilience and Wellbeing Survey; Junior Lawyers’ Division - The Law Society [2019]

  • Sunshine on a Rainy Day; Law Society Gazette, Ireland - Law Society of Ireland [2019]

  • Bellwether Report: Stress in the Legal Profession - LexisNexis [2019]

  • The Emotional Dynamics of Law and Legal Discourse - Conway and Stannard [2016]

The case for investment in mental wellbeing support

  • Mental Health at Work - manager and money - Workforce Institute UKG [2023]

  • Mental Health and Employers - the case for investment - Deloitte [2024, 2022]

  • Mental Health and Employers - Refreshing the case for investment - Deloitte [2020]

Benefits of Balint - Some key reports from the medical profession

  • Balint as a time-tested and efficacious resource for fortifying resilience - Farkas, K. [2024]

  • Balint groups as an effective tool for improving health professionals’ perceived wellbeing and professional development - Kannai, R. [2024]

  • Becoming the kind of doctor that you want to be: A qualitative study about Balint group work - Ryding, E.L [2022]

  • General practitioner burnout in Singapore and the role of Balint groups - Kin Mun Wuan E. [2021]

  • Is Balint training associated with reduced burnout among primary healthcare doctors? - Stojanovic-Tasic M. [2018]

  • Balint as a place to metabolise difficult doctor-patient relationships - Mills, T. [2015]

  • Balint groups: A tool for personal and professional resilience - Roberts M [2012]

  • Balint Groups as a Means to Increase Job Satisfaction and prevent burnout - Kjeldman, D. [2008]

  • Balint training makes GPs thrive better in their job - Kjeldman, D. [2003]

Further reading and organisational links

  • The Doctor, The Patient and The Group; Balint Revisited - Balint, E et al [1993]

  • The Theory and Practice of Balint Group Work; Analysing Professional Relationships - Otten, H [2018]

  • Restoring the Core of Clinical Practice; What is a Balint Group and How does it Help? - Milberg, L and Knowlton, K [2019]

  • LawCare - The mental health and wellbeing charity for the UK legal community

  • The UK Balint Society - A UK charity supporting health and social care professionals who work with patients

  • International Balint Federation - Supporting and coordinating Balint development, thinking and research among member countries internationally

  • Law Society of Ireland - Supporting the profession in the Republic of Ireland with psychological services, including a Balint group for independent practitioners.