Our publisher LexisNexis posted this message on their socials to mark World Mental Health Day – Oct 10, 2024.
While World Mental Health Day was earlier this week, the message of prioritizing Mental Health in the workplace is always relevant.
We’re highlighting two relevant books that provide valuable insights into this crucial topic. Explore these resources to keep the conversation going all year long: – Canadian Anthology on Mental Health and the Law – https://ow.ly/o5kg50TJZb1 – The Right Not to Remain Silent: The Truth About Mental Health in The Legal Profession – https://ow.ly/tE3E50TJZb0
• Called to the Bar (1992)
• U of T Law grad (1990)
• Sole practitioner (33 years)
• Partner in small law firm (Hiltz Szigeti) 2002 - 2013
• Mom to two astonishing kids, Scarlett (20+) and Sebastian (20-)
• (Founding) Chair of Mental Health Legal Committee for ten years (1997 to 2007)
* Founding President of Law and Mental Disorder Association - LAMDA since 2017
* Founder and Secretary to Women in Canadian Criminal Defence - WiCCD - since 2022
• Counsel to clients with serious mental health issues before administrative tribunals and on appeals
• Former Chair, current member of LAO’s mental health law advisory committee
• Educator, lecturer, widely published author (including 5 text books on consent and capacity law, Canadian civil mental health law, the criminal law of mental disorder, a law school casebook and a massive Anthology on all things mental health and the law)
• Thirty+ years’ experience as counsel to almost exclusively legally aided clients
• Frequently appointed amicus curiae
• Fearless advocate
• Not entirely humourless
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