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January 02, 2026
Program: Directed Grants Program
Grantee: University of St. Thomas School of Law
Grant Amount: $100,000
Summary of Grant Outcomes
The project was an updated version of the Survey of Law Student Well-Being that was conducted in 2014 [for a summary of the findings, read Suffering in Silence: The Survey of Law Student Well Being and the Reluctance of Law Students to Seek Help for Substance Use and Mental Health Concerns, 66 J. Leg. Educ. 116 (2016)]. The updated version of the survey sought to learn how law student well-being has changed since 2014. The overall goal was to determine whether there have been changes in the prevalence of substance use and mental health issues among law students and the extent to which increased attention to law student (and lawyer) well-being in the last few years has affected the willingness of law students to get help.
Interested individuals can now explore and visualize the data from the 2021 Survey of Law Student Well-Being in an interactive, web-based dashboard. The Survey of Law Student Well-Being Data Dashboard offers robust data sets on law student rates of depression, alcohol use, traumatic life events, and more that could not be fully captured in the National Report or in the articles written about the Survey results.
Through a few clicks, viewers can produce visualizations regarding the mental health and wellness of law students and the factors that encourage or discourage seeking help. Access to this data will continue to spur dialogue and initiatives in support of the well-being of law students around the country and throughout the world.