U of T Law alumni contribute to release of groundbreaking book “The Right Not to Remain Silent: The Truth About Mental Health in The Legal Profession"

Released April 30, The Right Not to Remain Silent: The Truth About Mental Health in The Legal Profession sets the stage for revolutionizing how mental health is perceived in the legal profession and beyond. It contains a series of candid and courageous memoirs by members of the legal profession living with mental health and addiction issues. The authors are judges, lawyers, and law professors with wide-ranging legal practices in British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario including at Bay Street and small boutique firms.

The Right Not to Remain Silent: The Truth About Mental Health in The Legal Profession addresses the insidious nature of mental health stigma and isolation in the legal community. But it is fundamentally a book about hope. As the authors discuss their sometimes harrowing journeys, they also show routes back to meaningful engagement with colleagues and work.

Several U of T Law graduates have contributed to this groundbreaking work including The Honourable George R. Strathy (LLB 1974), Dr. Thomas Telfer (SJD 1999), Orlando Da Silva (JD 1993) and Leslie Anne St. Amour (JD 2020).

All proceeds will be donated to the Centre for Addition and Mental Health (CAMH).

Read the full book description here.