The following resources have been identified by the EDNY Litigation Advisory Committee on Substance Abuse and Mental Health as invaluable for purposes of assistance and guidance to lawyers facing these issues.

Lawyers’ Assistance Programs

New York City Bar Association Lawyer Assistance Program
Director: Eileen Travis
42 W. 44th St. New York, NY 10036
Hotline: (212) 302-5787

Nassau County Bar Association Lawyer Assistance Program
Committee Chair: Mark Goidell
Director: Elizabeth Eckhardt, LCSW, PhD
One West Street
Mineola, NY 11501
Hotline: (888) 408-6222
https://www.nassaubar.org/lawyer-assistance-program-3/

Brooklyn Bar Association Lawyer Assistance Program
123 Remsen Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Hotline: (800) 255-0569
https://lrs.brooklynbar.org/

Suffolk County Bar Association Lawyer Assistance Program
560 Wheeler Road
Hauppauge, NY 11788-4357
Hotline: (631) 697-2499

New York State Bar Association Lawyer Assistance Program
Director: Stacey A. Whiteley
Hotline: (877) 772-8835
Office: (518) 487-5688
www.nysba.org/lap
lap@nysba.org 

Commission on Lawyer Assistance Programs
American Bar Association
321 N. Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60654-7598
https://www.americanbar.org/groups/lawyer_assistance.html
This website has a national LAP Directory, on-line access to articles on a wide-range of topics, and other resources, including videos and webinars