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Ontario|Services for LawyersOrganizations / Associations 950 Ontario Bar Assistance Program (OBAP) The Ontario Bar Assistance Program provides lawyers with confidential and anonymous access to a network of people and resources who can deal with the variety of problems they might be experiencing, such as depression, drug or alcohol dependency, stress or burnout, family problems and job loss.
The Ontario Bar Assistance Program puts lawyers in touch with Peer Volunteers. These Peer Volunteers are other lawyers and Judges who have found solutions and have recovered from their own problems. Callers who need and want long term peer support are matched as closely as possible with another lawyer of the same gender who has had the same illness - alcohol, drug or other addiction or a mental health problem, or a serious personal problem. The Program can also refer lawyers to other professionals or services for assessment, treatment and rehabilitation. Callers are encouraged to seek and obtain medical advice and treatment where necessary.
All contact with the Ontario Bar Assistance Program and any volunteers is completely confidential. No information is provided to anyone or any organization without the permission of those involved. That means, if a lawyer calls because they are concerned about a fellow lawyer or a family member, no one else need know about the call. And if a lawyer is seeking help for him or herself, their contact will be treated in strictest confidence. The issue of confidentiality can be discussed with the Peer Volunteer contact to establish limits for support and protection.
Any member of the legal profession in Ontario - lawyers, law students, judges or their family members - can ask the Ontario Bar Assistance Program for help.
To find out more about the Ontario Bar Assistance Program, in Toronto call (416) 520-9016. Outside Toronto, call (519) 837-9459. The Program's 24 hour helpline number is 1-800-667-5772.
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