Description: Nearly 1 in 5 people in the U.S. is living with a diagnosable mental illness or symptoms of a mental health condition. Those people include us – the attorneys, social workers, and other professionals advocating for clients in the child welfare system every day. We can be great attorneys, wonderful social service workers, and fantastic parent allies - and still live with mental illness. In this training, participants will learn about our own experiences as professionals living with mental health diagnoses and how those experiences impact us and our work. Participants will focus on reducing the stigma around mental health issues. Participants will also be introduced to the concept of “moral injury,” a concept distinct from the potentially more familiar concepts of burnout, secondary trauma, or compassion fatigue. Finally, participants will be provided with optional resources for mental health and self care.