Kentucky Lawyer Assistance Program
KYLAP is a program of the Kentucky Bar Association that offers help to lawyers, law students, and judges who are struggling with mental health issues, such as depression, alcohol and drug abuse, stress, compulsive gambling or any other condition that may adversely impact the individual’s personal or professional life.
Contact us at (502) 226-9373 to get help for any Kentucky lawyer in need.
Pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 3.990, all communication with KYLAP is confidential.
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
Local Crisis Lines: click here
Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company and Kentucky Lawyer Assistance Program Present A FREE Lunch & Learn Opportunity:
CROSSROADS: Where Impairment and Ethical Violations Meet
Earn 3.50 Hours of FREE Ethics CLE
Lunch Provided Courtesy of LMICK (reservations required)
May 15, 2018, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM at Murray State University (Curris Center)
May 17, 2018, 10:00AM-2:00PM at Morehead Conference Center
For more information and a printable flyer, click here.
KYLAP Offers Mental Health Support Through
Employee Assistance Program
The Kentucky Bar Association, through the Kentucky Lawyer Assistance Program, is excited to partner with an employee assistance program (EAP), Human Development Company, in Louisville, Ky., to offer an opportunity for mental health support to Kentucky’s lawyers and judges. All of the assistance remains COMPLETELY CONFIDENTIAL, pursuant to S.C.R. 3.990.
This new partnership will provide additional mental health support for Kentucky’s lawyers and judges. The employee assistance program will offer CONFIDENTIAL phone assistance during regular business hours, after hours, and on weekends. Simply call the KYLAP office anytime, night or day, on our NEW DIRECT PHONE NUMBER – no operators required – and after hours you will be directly connected to our employee assistance program. Our NEW DIRECT NUMBER IS (502) 226-9373. You may also continue to call through the main switchboard at the Kentucky Bar Association at (502) 564-3795, ext. 226. Someone will be available to answer your call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Check out the November/December Bench & Bar for more details about this exciting service, or call KYLAP at (502) 226-9373.
KYLAP is a service offered to bar members and law students. Services provided are not available to the general public. KYLAP is not a lawyer referral service. For help in finding a lawyer referral service please contact the Kentucky Bar Association at (502) 564-3795, or view the lawyer locator on the KBA website: www.kybar.org.
